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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I left the workforce for almost ten years. Scariest thing I ever did. I was convinced I would never get a job again. I did some freelance work in the interim to make sure I was still somewhat in the workforce. When it was time to go back it was fine. It was completely fine. Sure, I'm not Executive Vice President of Important Things, but I picked up where I left off, salary-wise. I did a career pivot, so I'm in a field similar to, but not exactly the same. I transitioned from marketing to tech writing. My only regret is the time I spent worrying that I made a mistake. [/quote]

This is really heartening to hear! I'm in the end stage of staying home for about 9 years, and am trying to figure out how to get back in. it's very stressful, I sometimes wonder if I made a mistake by quitting, so it's wonderful to hear that it worked out for you! I also freelanced (wrote articles) and had a book published during that time (i always had 10-15 hours of childcare). fingers crossed.[/quote]

It took nine months of excruciating, self-esteem crushing searching. Even with the freelancing, many of my skills were embarassingly out-of-date. I took a lot of courses. I revised my resume three times. I spent probably 2 hours/day on LinkedIn reading job ads and trying figure out how to get my resume and skills in shape. I did A LOT of reaching out to people for career advice. "Tell me about your field and how you got into it..." Once I got the hang of it, it was like Job Mountain came to me. Months of rejection, and then three offers on the same day. I wish I could go back and tell SAHM me that it will work out.[/quote]

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