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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you give up or majorly adjust your career for family reasons? What helped you to come to terms with your decision?[/quote]

I adjusted my expectations and my schedule but neither was a big deal for me and it works great for my family.

Before having my child I was thinking about trying to work my way into a management position and volunteered to help with proposals and the like. Since having my son I have decided that I don't need the additional hours or stress of a management type of position. This allows me to work a regular 40 hour work week and not bring much from work home. My job also requires that I be available to brief at 8 AM every day. I used to make it in at 7:30 and figure out if I need to brief or not. It was never a problem, if it was something that was that quick the briefing was more "We see that this issue is developing and we will have something more detailed tomorrow." Now I make it into work at 6:30 so I can give a bit more detailed briefing, but really not that much more detailed, so I can be home when my son gets out of school.

I fully understand that I am blessed. I have a good paying job, as does my husband, and we can afford to choose to not be worried about job changes that would earn some extra money. Yes, it means that we have a bit less in savings and retirement, but we don't think that amount is substantial enough to give up extra time with our child. And we would lose some of that extra money to pay for after care. And honestly, this fits me perfectly. I am not a massively driven person so fighting my way up the corporate ladder did not suit my personality.

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