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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in a similar position as your friend (quit to SAH), and I struggle with "explaining" this on my resume.  I'm still active in my field, although not fully employed, and I do periodic consulting or short-term PT work from time to time.

My resume looks sort of sketchy because I had very "regular" FT, high-profile positions, followed by leaving, having a gap in employment, and then working freelance, low-key jobs.  I could easily see someone wondering why, and so I see the appeal of listing something like this on my resume.  I haven't done so, but I can see why a person would do it.

I wish there was a standard way for people to explain and list a period of SAH.  I don't think it's something people should be "ashamed" of or try to hide, but it also feels like you have to explain yourself.  I'm not intending to apply for FT positions like I used to have -- I now work some very PT, mostly-from-home consulting-type positions.  But I often feel I want to explain my change in interest from FT, high-powered work to this, and there isn't a reasonable way to do so that doesn't sound defensive or like I'm providing too much personal info.[/quote]

+1
I'm in a similar situation.  Also, I don't understand something a PP said - that saying you left to care for an ill/elderly family member is somehow more acceptable than saying you left to care for your children.  That makes no sense to me.[/quote]

Having been in both worlds, raising kids is MUCH easier than dealing with an ailing parent.  People and parent and work at the same time.  no biggie

Working, however, with a sick parent means that you're either outsourcing by hiring help or you're traveling back and forth to the parent's home.  Furthermore, the doctors' visits are enough to kill you - not to the mention the emotional impact it has on you and other loved ones.

raising kids?
ha!

piece of cake!  (as long as your kids are healthy, that is - I'll add that.)[/quote]

I completely disagree - yes, working while caring for a sick parent is very stressful.  But so is trying to do a good job raising children while working.  The  stresses of competing schedules and childcare providers... there's nothing "piece of cake" about it.  Trying to have enough actual time with my kids while simultaneously holding down a job is the hardest thing I've ever had to do... and I feel like they're always getting the short end of the stick.

Not that any of this has to do with what to put on a resume or LinkedIn, but it's still worth noting on this thread.[/quote]

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