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[quote=Anonymous]I did. I was an architect, it’s a job that pays relatively poorly and requires crazy hours, so it’s not compatible with family in terms of either being around for your kids or even paying enough to have a nanny. I found a fed job with incredible flexibility and comparable pay, but in a mostly unrelated field. I work from home and can work part time. I worked in my original field for 10 years though, so I got a lot out of it. And my degree definitely helped me get the fed job. It was an agonizing decision bc I fought hard to get there, but I am so very happy. I miss it much less than I thought. My mom friends in my old field really struggle, many have left if they can, even some dads (often gay dads) have left for either more lucrative jobs or more family time. It’s a sad loss for the profession, in my opinion. [/quote]
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