Could you do it?

Emilia0101 · January 2010

I just recently got offered a new job. The position is a great position in my field (criminal justice) and working from home as a defense contractor. Overall the job would be great, the one hang up is I would have to go for training back east for 12 days. LO will be almost 6 months by the time I go, but I am still facing this huge amount of guilt and stress of leaving LO. My husband works but would be able to take care of her the time I would be gone. Do you think it would be worth being away for almost two weeks for the chance to work from home?

howa0155 · January 2010

Yes x 1,234,546.

haleymay18 · January 2010

I would jump on it. 12 days of being apart for many years of working at home. Totally reasonable sacrifice.

H4'sFan · January 2010

It would really suck, but if it was something I really wanted to do, I would try to make it happen.

Good luck!

ivs112 · January 2010

Absolutely! I would jump at the chance.

MrsF2007 · January 2010

If it's the difference between you finding another job elsewhere, probably out of the house, and taking this one. Do it.

MomsABoo · January 2010

If the new job would have that many benefits for your family, than yes. Look at the big picture and the future rather than just now.

12 days away equals being home with her all the time! But will the new job really leave you time at home to spend quality time with her or will you be too busy? Working from home is still work!

HRALFS · January 2010

It would be hard, but I would do it if I had the opportunity

TashaLee · January 2010

I think it would be hard, but I would totally do it! For the chance to work at home I would for sure. And I'm sure you'll be busy and the time will go by quickly and you'll be home before you know it!

madameladauphine · January 2010

howa0155:
Yes x 1,234,546.

Lol this for me too!!

jenna0627 · January 2010

YES!!

For what it's worth I just left LO for a week and it was tons easier than I expected. I had to go for training as well and I thought I would be a crying mess. I was actually the opposite, I did have a hard time the first night but after that it felt great getting back into the job mode. DH was able to take care of LO most of the time and my in-laws were back up. It worked out great for all of us and I'm sure it would for you too. Plus you would be working from home!!

johnsoar · January 2010

I technically could but I BFed and I would either have to pump the whole time I was gone or quit altogether but the chance to get paid and stay home would be wonderful.

jenn0717 · January 2010

Without a doubt!

ams32780 · January 2010

YES!!!! IN A SECOND!! I would love to work from home and would do almost anything to do it.

What type of job is this? Just curious. I graduated with a degree in criminology/criminal justice and would love to find something working from home

notelizabeth · January 2010

is this a trick question? YES!!

12 days is gonna feel like forever, but WAH would so be worth it!

Miriamgavalas · January 2010

OMG YES!!!! I wish I could do that!!!

easyBreezie · January 2010

Absoluetely in a heartbeat.

kiki4 · January 2010

Without question!

kiwi443 · January 2010

Yes, it sounds like a great opportunity. I'm sure it will be tough to be away from your baby though.

kkenner · January 2010

howa0155:
Yes x 1,234,546.

THIS!!!

LeahBeah1212 · January 2010

Yes, it will suck but it will be SO worth it in the long run! So jealous!

gna*b*a*ledford · January 2010

YES!! Can you bring someone w/ you to watch LO while you are training - then you can be with her at night??

orleyl · January 2010

Yes! Even though those 12 days would be hard, its for the greater good. I would def go for it.

yale · January 2010

Definitely

notmommyoftheyear · January 2010

Yes. Would be an excruciating 12 days, but then you get to work from home. Can your husband and baby come visit for a few days while you're at training?

blushingbrideoct07 · January 2010

Yes, for sure.

Emilia0101 · January 2010

Thanks ladies! I don't know why I started to second guess myself all of a sudden. Right now I work outside of the home full time 7:30-4:30 and it is killing me. I can't wait for my new position to start, just hoping I can handle the time away. The position is an investigative job for a government contractor that I will be interviewing, conducting records searching, pulling credit reports, etc for the government to grant security clearances to people seeking either secret or top secret clearances, based on my findings I report back and the government will either grant or deny the clearance.

heatherlane · January 2010

12days -vs- the rest of your life.

It would be an easy choice for me!

Mrs Kittle · January 2010

all I can say is "h*ll yeah!"

amber_tynan · January 2010

gna*b*a*ledford:
YES!! Can you bring someone w/ you to watch LO while you are training - then you can be with her at night??

This. If DH can stay with her could everyone go?

Emilia0101 · January 2010

amber_tynan:
gna*b*a*ledford:
YES!! Can you bring someone w/ you to watch LO while you are training - then you can be with her at night??
This. If DH can stay with her could everyone go?

Emilia0101 · January 2010

amber_tynan:

gna*b*a*ledford:
YES!! Can you bring someone w/ you to watch LO while you are training - then you can be with her at night??

This. If DH can stay with her could everyone go?

The training is pretty intense and it a small town in PA with not a lot to do. I think it would be less stressful on everyone for LO to stay at home with my husband where he doesn't have to spend his vacation time in a small hotel room and everyone can keep their routine.

RedQueen82 · January 2010

I would take it. If you think about it 12 day isn't that long in the grand scheme of things.

purple_posies · January 2010

howa0155:
Yes x 1,234,546.

This. Totally. To the infiniti-ith power.

MrsDB · January 2010

yes definitely.

but also if your DH has vaca time or your mom doesn't work, maybe you could bring her with you with one of them and make a trip out of it.

PuppyMommy · January 2010

I pretty much do what you do (background investigations) only it's for a private company and not the govt.

I work from home and I just want to throw this out there. It is VERY hard to work from home and watch a baby. Everyone says it's ideal and they'd kill for the chance, but it's not as great as people think. My job is deadline based and my employer coudn't care less that I had a baby (why should they?). It us hard to juggle taking care of my baby and working. Of course, the baby comes first and it is showing in my work. I just said to my H tonight that we are going to have to come up with another plan. Imagine working in your out of the home office and having your baby there with you the whole time. It can be done. I just get bothered when people think it's the perfect situation.

Annabelle81 · January 2010

Yes. No question, yes. LO will not remember you being gone.

gumiberg · January 2010

If its a good job then yeah, i would do it. but with daycare lined up -

i am surprised at how many people think working from home = hanging out with LO all day. i cant work and watch a baby and if i tried to convince work that i could, they'd laugh in my face. i do work from home and its great because there is no commute, i can breastfeed, and my schedule is flexible BUT i have someone here watching the babies.

that said, after having worked from home, i would find it very difficult to go back to the office. it definitely is more comfortable.

Emilia0101 · January 2010

I understand it will be hard. I already have LO in daycare M-F 7:30-4:30 so we are planning on keeping daycare we pay the same if we use 1 hour or 50 hours per week. I just really want something that if LO is sick I can stay home without having to burn up all my sick time, take her to dr. apt's, work 30 hours during the week and maybe 10 hours at night and on the weekends. I am not living under the impression I will get paid to play with LO all day, but I think it is much more ideal then being gone all day M-F leaving the house at 6:30 to get LO to daycare by 7:15 then work all day pick her up at 4:30 get home at 5:00 and barely have 2 hours before she is asleep.

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