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It took a lot of time for me to pull the trigger to resign, but it all boiled down to knowing I would regret being away from my babies and that my time at home would be more valuable to my family than my time at work
I was really fortunate to have a very reduced schedule and interesting work. I was in a hybrid role WAY before it was normalized. I wouldn’t trade that time with my kids (including reduced salary even when I was the primary breadwinner) for anything! I’m very grateful that I had the opportunity. I do think everyone’s situation is different.
For me, I did return full time for a few years because there was a lot of work and my family life was pretty stable - it seemed like a good time to ramp up. After a few years, I switched to a reduced schedule again (can’t remember exact details, but probably had to do with some role change at work and/or the age of my kids.). I’ve been full time again for the last five years and sometimes I wonder how I was able to do it all before … but then I remember the part time flexibility really helped. (For a little more context, I was always willing to and did work more hours than my standard… basically a similar percentage of overtime that I would have done if I was full time. I also did stick to a fairly consistent schedule - I worked a number of hours every day of the week, so I was reachable every day. I think these were some of the reasons for a successful outcome, but it was of course what worked for my specific role. I have seen others work a reduced scheduled by having set days off, etc.)
I have a 1 and 2 year old and moving to part time next month bc it’s unsustainable. I’m fortunate that’s an option but it’s a huge identity crisis given I’ve been building my career my whole life. Full time childcare burns me out and it’s important for me to flex other muscles but full time is just too much. I’m hoping this is the happy balance but if not I’m willing to resign and use daycare hours to build something else.