How do you feel about hiring old SAHMs?

[Anonymous]

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OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

SAHMs who spout nonsense like this are certainly not making it easier for those SAHMs who are trying to reenter the workforce. We WOHMs are the ones doing the hiring, so you'd get a lot further by not insulting us.

+1. SAHMs, convince us that you're the best person for the job rather than getting defensive and attacking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We hired an attorney who had stayed at home for a decade; her previous experience and ivy league pedigree convinced someone . . . anyway, she is TERRIBLE! But, maybe she was terrible before she stayed at home. At any rate, that experience has caused me to think twice whenever I see such a resume.

She is terrible how? Work habits, quality or amount of work produced, working collegially? Can you please expand on this?

Quality of work is really poor and just doesn't improve even after repeated conversations. Typos, failure to pay attention to detail, failure to grasp key issues, failure to . . . you name it! She sure thinks she is good, though!

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Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

Really? Get help, honey. Way to project your own obvious anger on others.

OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

The poster you're responding to isn't attacking you at all. You sound incredibly unstable and insecure.

It's not an attack. It's the truth. Deal with it.

Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

Really? Get help, honey. Way to project your own obvious anger on others.

OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

The poster you're responding to isn't attacking you at all. You sound incredibly unstable and insecure.

It's not an attack. It's the truth. Deal with it.

Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

If you are so anti-working women, why are you even responding in a thread about SAHM's hirability in the workplace? You know what, STFU. Your opinions are outdated and sexist, and no one here gives a damn what you think. You sad old hag.

[Anonymous]

And I am not a SAHM, nor do I need you to review my resume or hire me.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

Really? Get help, honey. Way to project your own obvious anger on others.

OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

The poster you're responding to isn't attacking you at all. You sound incredibly unstable and insecure.

It's not an attack. It's the truth. Deal with it.

Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

You're losing momentum, crazy. You know you're making a case against hiring any woman, SAHM or not, right? Have fun crying in the corner when your snowflake goes off to kindergarten and your life is over.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

Really? Get help, honey. Way to project your own obvious anger on others.

OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

Do you think that the Negroes should still be riding in the back of the bus, too?

The poster you're responding to isn't attacking you at all. You sound incredibly unstable and insecure.

It's not an attack. It's the truth. Deal with it.

Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

[Anonymous]

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Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

Do you think that the Negroes should still be riding in the back of the bus, too?

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Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

Do you think that the Negroes should still be riding in the back of the bus, too?

I think that you are racist and wanted a chance to use the word negro. In fact, you probably had to restrain yourself from typing the other word.

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Kids are not accessories and I am tired of them being treated as such. If you want a pat on the back then go to your local feminist conference and get your kudos.

Do you think that the Negroes should still be riding in the back of the bus, too?

I think that you are racist and wanted a chance to use the word negro. In fact, you probably had to restrain yourself from typing the other word.

Okay, I'm calling troll. Dr. Phil must be a rerun today.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

Really? Get help, honey. Way to project your own obvious anger on others.

OP here. I took extended maternity leave for my first. When I gave birth to my second, my husband's work relocated our family and I was able to stay home an extra few months with my child. I was desperate to go back to work. I worked my whole life, have earned ivy league degrees and put in my dues when I was in my 20's. I now work 40 hours a week, which is half of what I used to work.

I am neither infertile nor bitter. I just prefer not to hire women with resume gaps of 5+ years.

Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach.

Actually I think I have achieved work life balance. Because I put in my dues when I was younger, I now have a flexible schedule. I have no issues with women who make the decision to stay home. I just prefer not to hire them. Most of my friends from grad school are not yet parents but the ones who are all chose to go back to work. We all have spouses who can support us financially. We worked hard towards our ivy league MD, MBA and law degrees. Just because we choose not to waste our eduction does not mean we are bitter. Some of us were career oriented before we had children.

I'm sorry but you are the one who sounds bitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing 2 types of moms - ones who never had much of a career to begin with and ones who are overly experienced with old skills. I feel a bit guilty that I'm totally putting these people at the bottom of my list. I much prefer males or young women with no resume gap.

Since you only want males or young women, why do you care about mommy gaps anyway?

[Anonymous]

"Right. Like I said, your kids are strangers to you. Your career is more important than your kids and you have an issue with women who take the opposite approach."

Are your kids strangers to your DH? Is his career more important than his kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is just bitter because her kids are strangers to her, or she has no kids because she is infertile. Now she is mad because "how dare they stay home and then expect to get a job. I didn't take time off, so I will look down on those who did."

I prefer men in the workplace. I am glad I don't have to deal with bitches like you.

I don't think so. I know a lot of SAHMs and I applaud them for being able to stay at home with their children and acknowledge that it is hard work, but why on earth would I hire someone who has not been using their skills or kept up to date on new happenings/technology/whatever over someone who has been working for those 5 years and is likely more able to jump right into the job without having a learning curve? I'm not saying I wouldn't hire a SAHM who had the right skillset, but if I had to compare her to a similar candidate who had been working the whole time, I'd probably pick the candidate with more current skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Mothers should be with their children. Don't like it, then don't have kids. Single moms are exempt because the world isn't perfect. Moms who are trying to come back home are exempt. Anyone else needs to be fixed due to being unfit. Work if you want, just don't have kids. Get a puppy instead.

Okay, grandpa.