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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Out of genuine curiosity, what does "paid well" and "big corporate job" mean salary wise?[/quote]

I make roughly 375k a year. I never miss a kid school activity and do a lot of school volunteering. Work is stressful and I dream about taking time off but am the breadwinner. But the amount of hours I work is 40 or less I'd say.

Is that a big job or are talking jobs 500K plus?
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I make 300k and consider myself to have a low key mommy track job. When I think big job, I think 500k+[/quote]

Isn’t this just a function of how much you are expected to work, lack of flexibility, etc. though (once you pass an amount that is significant to give up and it would be difficult to immediately find a job making that amount somewhere else)?  You could have a “big job” at 300k and a mommy track at 500k.  [/quote]

If you find a $500k mommy track job sign me up please![/quote]

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