Anonymous wrote:
Whatever. The revolving door exists and it means that I can eat my cake and have it too. I would be a fool not to take advantage of it. By the way, I think it is very glaring but everyone has shit all over OP's sensible plan to get ready for the life that she wants. And then I come with an example of how it is done and proof that it can be done, and get catty comments in return. I swear some of you women just want everyone to be as miserable as you are.
Actually your career trajectory seems somewhat similar to a balance a lot of MEN strike in their careers as well. My dad, for example. He was a big law associate, then when I was three and my brother was a baby, he went to a federal agency where he became an expert on a niche, complex area of law. He worked 9-5/got federal holidays off/was able to be around for much of our childhood when we cared about hanging out with our parents pretty much for much less pay than he did in big law, and once we were a little older (late elementary school) he got back on partnership track in big law using his connections and expertise gained in the federal government. He was actually a much more attractive candidate to big law after gaining that experience. By the time I left for college, he was a partner and financially was able to pay for my brother and my college tuition without a huge amount of stress.
In any case, I don't think what you are doing is so unusual.
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