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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am strongly considering quitting my job and am looking to hear from others who left a very demanding job after having kids, especially if you left when your kids were a bit older (vs just born).

My kids are both elementary age but I work way too much (55+ hours per week which often includes some night/weekend work) and my current boss / department is toxic. I have been blocked from taking family vacations due to important meetings, regularly have to take calls at night/early in the AM and often get stuck at the office late (or have to be in very early) for meetings. I get paid well but feel like I am missing out on so much of my kids’ life, and often take the stress of being pulled in 2 directions at once out on them.

At the same time I am terrified of leaving my job because I have worked to build my career over the past 20+ years. I don’t think I want to be a stay at home mom when my kids are gone from 8-3 daily. I would love to find something with more flexibility but don’t know if that exists but I know it would be a big step back salary wise.

For those who left a big corporate job, do you regret it? Did you end up staying home or did you find a different job that was better in the long run?[/quote]

No advice OP, but I’m in a similar boat.  I’m not the breadwinner and I’ve pretty much decided to quit after my next bonus (if I can make it that long).  I don’t care anymore about the years of education and years I put into building my career.  I think we put too much emphasis on filling up the day with “productive” activities (i.e., paid work or, sometimes acceptable, actively parenting very young children - honestly think this focus on having to be productive all the time is a coping mechanism bc most people don’t have a choice, so I get it’s a privilege).  If you can afford it and you get to have downtime while the kids are in school to go to the gym and read and relax and cook or whatever, who cares.  Enjoy life a little bit.  (Unless you are someone who gets a ton of personal satisfaction out of working, then I understand the dilemma.  But part time work seems to be the worst of both worlds, lower pay and highly unlikely part time hours would be respected for anything sophisticated other than like maybe medical fields.)[/quote]

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