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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole thread is some alternative reality.  Most sah moms and dads do go back to work, usually when kids are in early elementary.  They must get through the interview process  without running into a working mom with an axe to grind.

And the hiring manager that "always" hires the recent college grad is either lying or incompetent.[/quote]

Agreed.  I'm the PP who stayed home for about 5 years and then went back to work.  Yes, I took a slight demotion initially, but since then, I've done very well career-wise.  I'm not alone.  Most of my friends who've wanted to go back to work, go back to work and while they may not land where they left off, they certainly find good positions and then move up the ladder as quickly as they choose to (some just want to earn a little extra money, some want to pursue a more aggressive career paths).  [/quote]

+1. I have a huge family and big circle of friends (with wildly varying degrees of education and drive) and I know exactly ONE who never went back to work after a break for child or elder care. One. She is in her mid 60s now so would have been retired probably about 4-5 years ago and also from a different generation where it was probably easier to stay out for her.

Most people return, its not some white whale and I'm also of the opinion that OP might be aiming too low. My DH once was talking to me about hiring (not a hiring manager in HR, he's the department head at his job so he gets the candidates from HR) and he told me, totally unprompted, "I always like hiring SAHM coming back after a couple years, they get less overwhelmed with multiple projects". Stereotype, sure, but man he got some good loving for that one.[/quote]

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