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I am almost 10 months pp and have been back to work full time for about 6 months. I’ve always really valued my education and my career, but am having an incredibly hard time balancing work and mom life and keep feeling like I’m missing out on time with my baby. I did not expect to feel like this about work but I’m struggling so bad with motivation and am really wanting to step away. I’m not sure if this would even work for my family financially and would consider part time too but my big fear is that once the baby is bigger and in school I’m going to miss work and have a hard time getting back into my career if I take a few years away. Has anyone done anything like this? Stepped away from a professional career for a few years and then re-entered the work force? Was it hard to get hired back somewhere? I’m worried that the only jobs I would be able to get would be very entry lever or entirely out of a professional field.
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Would your employer consider part time for a few years?
I struggled with this as well. I am in a tech field where if I take time off it could be a real challenge to start up again. I was able to reduce my hours to 30/wk, remotely, with a flexible schedule. I also put alot of effort, communication, and planning into reassessing, delegating, and outsourcing what i can at home, and letting go of what I can as far as maintenance and expectations. It is still really hard managing everything, but i am doing it.
Also 10.5months pp, six months back at work. I don’t have advice for your specific professiom. but i wanted to let you know i totally understand the struggle. i’m so torn between working (mainly financial reasons) and raising my baby. I’m still very sleep deprived but need to stay sharp 24-7in a high paced, exec-facing job where I am on call day and night. I’m thinking to put down my career aspirations for a few years for a less demanding role to focus on the baby. Why it’s so hard to make this decision when my child means the world to me, is conflicting too.
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