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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I returned to a "big job" after a couple of years of SAH and consulting projects.  A cautionary note: having a big job after kids is very different than before kids (I've had both).  Yes, I have a supportive husband (although he also has work commitments that sometimes overlap with mine) and I have a good nanny.  No family in the area - so no help in that area.

My point is that even if your company professes to want some type of work-life balance, etc., the reality of being a senior level exec with big responsibilities means that you must be ready to do what is necessary - sometimes early mornings, late nights, weekends, and responding to crises that arise out of nowhere.

All of this means you will likely need to say "no" to a lot of things you'd like to say "yes" to in your real-life.  For example,  class holiday party: sorry, no; volunteer for field trip: no; lunch with friends during the week: no; reliable carpool participant: no; guaranteed evening-book-reader or bath-giver: no.

I wanted to jump back in and fell very lucky to have landed a "great" job that offers financial and career rewards.  But, make no mistake, there are very real, very big tradeoffs that I feel every single week.

Go with your gut, make the best decision you can and adjust if you need to.  [/quote]

Yup this is what I mean. It's all the "nos" that will start to bother you because you end up saying no to your family more than what you bargained for. This was the issue that I had to deal with which is why i left. Also be extra careful if the 
Office is mostly single people or those with no family obligations because you will feel extra pressure to put in as many hours as they do.[/quote]

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