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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I applied (and didn't get but got far in the process) for a director level job.  I thought I was ready to ramp up my career after 12 years in the same place.  However we have 3 kids (2, 5 and 7) and my DH works a very inflexible 60-80 hour job.  My job is super flexible, I work from home 4 days a week and can pretty much get away with doing my job 6 hours a day.  I make $100,000 and carry our health insurance and have a pension.  DH makes around $400-500,000 depending on the year, with a much larger earning potential.

Will I regret not taking the bigger career later on?  Or does it make more sense to have a mommy-track job so I can shuttle kids around and get to practices, parent teacher conferences, etc as they get older? [/quote]

So you have an HHI of $500,000-,$600-000.  You carry the health insurance and penDonsion but your DH who makes half a million a year has no health insurance or pension?  This makes no sense unless he selling drugs.

You have no credibility.[/quote]

My spouse makes a ton more than me and has no health insurance or retirement. I’m government and I carry it for our family. It’s not an unusual situation.

As far as whether OP will regret her current path depends on what she wants for family life. Most people can’t have it all so you have to figure out what matters most to you. For me, with kids that age, I’m not sure I’d be ramping up. But I wanted my kids to have the options they could have given more flexibility. [/quote]

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