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Feel for you! I’ve worked through cancer treatments, parents’ illnesses and death of one. It’s do-able, and I believe necessary for moms to keep their careers going through the hard years.
First thing is to evaluate your corporate role, and lock down what you must do vs what could be delegated to your team. Have an honest convo with your boss/project leader about considerations you need & for how long - will mom need 2 months or 2 years of your support? Could a trusted associate step up? Be creative, and ask for what you need while ensuring you can deliver on your job. That might include not traveling or working reduced hours for a time.
Next, get a home team. Spouse? Siblings? They can help. Does mom have neighbors who could pitch in by getting her groceries when they buy theirs? How about food delivery? Is she eligible for senior services in your area? And consider short team home health help. As our parents age, having a team of helpers becomes a necessity. Otherwise, the care burden always falls on the daughter. That is not fair to you, or sustainable.
Can you take a break from the career? Elderly care is a thing. We will all deal with it
This market, I’m afraid I won’t be able to return to it if I take a break
You should be able to take family leave to care for your mom. Depending on your company benefits.
Yeah I took family leave once for a few months. It will definitely help you take the stress off and focus on your family
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I bring it up. I say: we schedule 90% of client meetings between 8AM and 5:30PM. There are occasions that at the client's request, we will have a short notice meeting outside of that time. Unless the client meeting outside of hours is a SteerCo or senior sponsor and/or they have explicitly requested an agenda item that requires a specific team member - the recording is sufficient. (If we're on site and in person, this does not apply - but you also don't have pickup duty or a dentist appointment). I try to schedule those with at least 48 hours of notice and a pre-read for both the team and the client as well - and that means we've done work to anticipate client questions and needs accordingly
We are adults. It is our responsibility to arrive prepared, but also to work within the confines of reasnoableness. This job will take everything from you without life boundaries. As I go up, some of that becomes less and less possible to avoid (late night calls with prospects, last minute trips, the sponsor calling you at 11:00PM with a new thought that the team will have to react to) as we have to have accountability to getting a next phase of work or a different contact at that company for something new... but, this is the part where the juniors *dont* need to be there.
Have you considered applying for FMLA? This seems like a perfect scenario for FMLA.