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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I applied (and didn't get but got far in the process) for a director level job.  I thought I was ready to ramp up my career after 12 years in the same place.  However we have 3 kids (2, 5 and 7) and my DH works a very inflexible 60-80 hour job.  My job is super flexible, I work from home 4 days a week and can pretty much get away with doing my job 6 hours a day.  I make $100,000 and carry our health insurance and have a pension.  DH makes around $400-500,000 depending on the year, with a much larger earning potential.

Will I regret not taking the bigger career later on?  Or does it make more sense to have a mommy-track job so I can shuttle kids around and get to practices, parent teacher conferences, etc as they get older? [/quote]

The latter.   You guys already have more money than you can actually need, so keep the flexibility and sanity.  [/quote]

So true.  We are similar HHI ~700k split almost equally between us (DH slightly more).  I WFH and love the extra time with the kids. I was forced to take this position in a company reorganization and wasn't sure its what I wanted.  Sometimes you don't know what you want until it's thrust upon you.  I'm so glad I got this role.  I also have all the health insurance, but DH can get it through his work if need be.  I work about 4-6hrs per day 4 days a week "full time".[/quote]

FFS. “Mommy tracked” at $350k. Read the room. [/quote]

This is DCUM money, not money people actually make. You look at average DC area salaries for many high paying careers and they aren’t this high but on here you’d think everyone makes this amount.

Also, many on this site count things like leave and 401K matching to the HHI. 
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