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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both my husband and I have experienced this to one degree or another.  I was making a great salary, but had no work life balance.  I gave that up and moved to a career in which I have less prestige, but more quality time with my child.  My husband has had the opportunity to advance in his current employer (he has been there 20plus years) to a position that would significantly increase his pay, but would require a great deal of travel (2plus weeks per month).  He has declined because he doesn't want to spend time away from home.  We could easily swing it as I work from home and have lots of flexibility with my position.  My child is in daycare/pre-school - but no additional childcare other than that.  Spending quality time with our child is important to us and we place a premium on it.

It sounds like you coworker is sacrificing time with her child for her career.  She pays for extra childcare so it sounds like she has little quality time with her kid.

IMO, I think you got the better deal.  Sure, you may not have gotten the promotion, but you have a manageable work/life balance in which you don't need a ton of extra childcare.  Promotions will come and go - the quality time with your kids is way more special than any promotion.  [/quote]

Ugh. Why would you assume that the coworker is sacrificing time with her child for her career? Maybe she has figured out a balance that OP hasn't. [b]No need to criticize the coworker just to make the OP feel better or help her to justify her own career decisions.[/b][/quote]

Seriously. Do you know the coworker? Stop bashing other women's career choices because they decide to do something other than aspire to be a SAHM.[/quote]

You 2 crazies take your shit elsewhere there are tons of threads for the fight you are spoiling to have. Time is not infinite, you will sacrifice something at some point. Its fine to admit that.[/quote]

+1.[/quote]

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