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[quote=Anonymous]^^^  I'm the PP you are responding to above.

Driven doesn't just mean working long hours.  It means being willing to take the risky, challenging assignments that, if done well, get you great exposure.

They see you as choosy.  There's nothing wrong with that.  It's fine that you don't want to uproot your family, but when you turned that opportunity down, you sent the message that you weren't hungry for opportunities to shine.

The Ivy leaguers are.

Some industries prefer fast-moving, highly driven, do-what-it-takes to make my mark personalities.  Other industries value solid, steady, long-term employees and are accommodating of their boundaries.

You are in the wrong industry.  And your contempt and your unwillingness shows through in your post.

First off, no one is going to promote you to manage people you obviously regard with contempt, especially if you don't seem to value the same characteristics that your company obviously values.

Second, why should you get to choose the opportunity in DC just because you made the choice to have a family?  That is how the Ivy leaguers and others (who made choices to get advanced degrees) see it.  It's possible that you are perceived as entitled.  You aren't willing to get the advanced degree, but you think you deserve the best assignments (the ones that don't involve moving).

As I said, it's completely fine that you put your family first.  But that has tradeoffs.  It's not even just a woman's issue.  If a man were in your shoes and turned down the opportunity to spearhead a new office in a new country because he didn't want to uproot his family, he would also kind of be overlooked for future promotions.  He wouldn't be regarded as a bad employee.  He just would be viewed as having different priorities, not being a risk taker, not being willing to lead, et cetera.

If you really want to move up the ladder, you might be ahead to get a job at a different company where you have a fresh start.  [/quote]

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