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I’ve only seen the “work your way back up” scenario play out - which sucks.
I think I’ve seen more success in keeping some type of activity even if part-time, minimize the “motherhood penalty”
I didn’t become a SHM but I quit my job last year for this reason of in person requirement and it took me several months to find another job. Then I got laid off so I’m back on the market now. My point is that the market is tough but remote roles exist. I have become more open to paycuts . Adding a work gap will make things harder naturally but not impossible. Do what you need to do to prioritize your family and everything will fall into place as it should.
I have been part time for the last year since returning from my second baby. Keeping my foot in the door so there isn’t a real pause in my career growth, rather a slow down instead. Part time isn’t easy to find for mid to upper roles, but it isn’t impossible!
It depends on the job and the company. Some roles are more flexible than others. In this job market it will be a pretty difficult ask; remote requests might take a long time to go through the approval chain and even then, there’s no guarantee that the top leadership with approve that request. More often, I have seen moms go from full time to part time, again depending on the role and the availability. Some companies will not offer part time options at all and others will. I would say do what’s best for your family. Still keep up with your network (colleagues/ supervisors/ stakeholders) and your CEs / licenses / industry trends even if you do transition to SHM. If finances can be worked out for sometime until kids start kindergarten, you could go that route knowing it’s just a season of life and you can get back in the work force later—albeit I’d adjust expectations that you might have to work your way up. There is no guarantee that you’ll be able to get same role title and salary upon your return because there’s a lot more unknowns/uncertainty, especially with the pace of technology and how fast things are changing with AI in some sectors and many layoffs. However, you’ll have the peace of mind that you were present to your children during the most important years. You can also do something more flexible like part-time virtual assistant or online bookkeeping around your family’s schedule, just as a means to still bring some income and not have a gap on the resume.
This site might also have some remote, flexible job options for moms:
https://themomproject.com
I've been on a reduced schedule for 10 years. I definitely lost some traction in my career, but that's okay with me. I still make decent money, and I wouldn't trade the extra time with my kids for the world.