[saden1]

I have made the mistake of not asking detailed information about the benefits. Like others have said ask all sorts of questions and cover every subject possible. You need to "know" before you jump. You might also want to haggle. If they really like you, you might be able to work something out (review in 3 months and performance based raises 6 months to a year).

Also the only reason one should take a pay cut is if they are not happy with their current situation. Seeing how you have family and working the night shift switching to day shift will definitely puts less strain on the family in general.