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[quote=Anonymous]Would love to hear from any moms who took a step back from a very demanding job with long hours. I work in marketing (currently VP level) and work 50+ hour weeks and am just so burnt out and over it. Things were slow for a while during the first few months of Covid but since the end of 2020 they have picked back up and it feels like the work just never ends no matter how much time I have put in. We are consistently understaffed and the expectation is just that we will work as much as needed to get it all done. I make around $225K including bonus which is about 40% of our income so I am very hesitant to walk away from working completely because we have a comfortable lifestyle and are able to save a lot for our kids’ college.

I also like working and never wanted to be a stay at home mom. For me personally, doing my job is easier than being home with my kids full time. I have spent quite a bit of time looking for part time jobs that just don’t seem to exist in the field of marketing, and if I were to change completely to something else and get paid less than half of what I currently make for more flexibility, I want to be sure I am actually able to work much less - which is also hard to find.

Has anyone taken a step back from a big job and are you happy you did it or do you regret it? Did you stop working completely or what kind of job did you pivot to?

I really want more time with my kids but don’t know how to make it happen without walking away completely, which really isn’t the best financial decision for us.[/quote]

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