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[quote=Anonymous]I work outside the home, always have and finding that balance between family/work has not always been easy. It sounds like the OP has that now. To possibly throw that away takes a deep hard look at finances, priorities and what their family can handle. 
I am a firm believer that there is no one size fits all and each family has to find its own normal. 
However, without committed buy in from her husband this will not work for any sustained length of time. Sad but true. 
No one thinks she should throw her career away, but both parents can't have high travel, high demanding, stressful jobs that take them away from the family. They just can't unless your kids are being raised by someone else. If she wants that job, then he needs to give his up for something with minimal travel where he can be the 'go to' person on the home front. 
If he is honestly willing and will do that, then great, she should go for it 100% 
If not, then she needs to evaluate her families true needs (including her own) and see if this new set up can meet those. 
I also worry about the old bait and switch where a job sounds too good to be true and likely is. More travel, longer hours, less pay, more oversight, etc. 
This job sounds too good to be true but i hope it is not and turns out to be wonderful. In my experience though, that rarely happens. [/quote]

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