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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in a similar position.  I chose an interesting career field after graduating from a T10 undergrad and was on that steep trajectory that PP mentioned.  However, fear of losing what I had kept me from taking advantage of some opportunities that would've propelled me further, faster.  In the end, though, I was still on a good path.

[b]What really knocked me for a loop was motherhood.  My mother was basically a SAHM with part-time jobs here and there.  My dad was a 9-5 mid-level guy at a small, family-owned business in a very small town.  They were considered successful.  I never saw nannies and major childcare options. When I became a mom, I did not know how to navigate "having it all" and there were no female mentors in my field that I trusted to teach me.

So, I mommy-tracked myself and killed my career.  Eventually, I off-ramped altogether.[/b] I see young women now who have a sense of how to balance a lot more (truth be told, their husbands also have a much bigger role in childcare and household duties than mine did, having been raised in a similar family as myself).

TLDR: Yes, the whole thing is a game and knowing how to play all facets of it is certainly helpful.  My parents thought the acceptance to that undergrad was the golden ticket.  It was only the tip of the iceberg.[/quote]
This is me!  I did not know how to navigate - how to do it.  There were no role models at my firm (all the working moms had SAH spouse or significant family in the area)
I try and help those who followed behind - but the world is so different.  It is really different going back to work 8 weeks later vs 6 months.  I was so sleep deprived.[/quote]

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