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WWYD? Work or SAHM
I haven't posted here in forever and didn't even know my password, but apparently it's saved. Anyways, I have something's changing in my work environment right now. I'll be rolling off my current project , that I have been working on for over 5 years, by the end of the year if not sooner. The great part of this assignment has been it is 100 remote/virtual/from home. I may be able to find another role within my current company, but it may/may not be working remotely.
After reading the other post about "don't know how you do it" with working moms/sahm with husbands that travel really hit home. The hubs travels at least once a month for 3 to 5 days at a time, e.g. he's got 5 more trips for the rest of this year alone.
Anyway, I'm trying to decide what I will do...take another role/project where I will most likely have to drive to an office could be anywhere in the metro atl area, only take a role or find another job that I can work from home, or quit work altogether and become a sahm...for at least some period of time.
What would you do, if you could? Is there anyone out there that would still try to work somehow/someway...or am I the only mom that is scared to death to be a sahm for many many random reasons...
Love to hear your thoughts ladies!
This is Emily, aka soon2b3 old school alias!
After reading the other post about "don't know how you do it" with working moms/sahm with husbands that travel really hit home. The hubs travels at least once a month for 3 to 5 days at a time, e.g. he's got 5 more trips for the rest of this year alone.
Anyway, I'm trying to decide what I will do...take another role/project where I will most likely have to drive to an office could be anywhere in the metro atl area, only take a role or find another job that I can work from home, or quit work altogether and become a sahm...for at least some period of time.
What would you do, if you could? Is there anyone out there that would still try to work somehow/someway...or am I the only mom that is scared to death to be a sahm for many many random reasons...
Love to hear your thoughts ladies!
This is Emily, aka soon2b3 old school alias!
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Re: WWYD? Work or SAHM
Is there anyway you can make a final decision once you find out your next project? Is there any way you could do part time in office if its not a remote option?
I chose th sahm route and I have no regrets. We kind of eased into it, so financially it wasn't as hard, but it is still hard to think where we'd be if I did work. It is hard like Amanda said, but I've grown to love it.
I now also sell 31 and have started an embroidery business so I have some ME time and a little extra spending money.
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***Twin fraternal girls born at 35w6d in 12/2008***
Hey Emily!!! I would wait and see if you could possible work from home a couple days a week or see if you can go part-time. I think part-time would give you the benefit of both worlds without the daily commute and stress. I would 2 days a week from home and it may go to 3 days soon but this is the only way I have half way maintained my sanity. I think I would have checked myself in the nut house without my work at home days and flexible schedule and even then I'm close to crazy lol.
Hi Emily!
My advice is to take some time as a SAHM and figure out your next move.
I say this because after Trevor was born the company I had been with for 8 years allowed me to go down to 15 hours a week. I was in the office 6-9 hours and did the rest from home. It was the best of both worlds and I loved it. I had a feeling my days were numbered though, and recently there was a big layoff, so I was probably right.
Anyhow, due to this feeling I accepted an offer of full time employment about 6 months ago. I like my job, but there is a bit of a commute involved, there is a large workload, and it is very stressful. My husband is most always home and does a lot to help out and I still feel stressed out a lot of the time. I too have an irrational fear of being a full fledged SAHM, but I now wish I had taken some time to stay home with T and C and search for a part-time position that was a better fit.
Good luck with your decision!
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If I could afford to be a sahm, I would. Time with the kids is priceless.
I'm a working mom. I travel over an hour each way to work. That is two hours of my precious time daily that I loose. I'm not trying to scare you or anything. I enjoy my job and for the most part like it. But, I miss my kids.
Hey girl!
I would not sign up to work full time in an office if I had the option of not doing it. I work part-time while the kids are in school. I can take them both in the morning and pick them up in the afternoons. It's nice, but the issues are that I'm not really available to take time off during their school day to help with fieldtrips, class volunteering, etc. I mean, everynow and then but overall it's hassle. And then also taking off for a sick child really stinks because as a pt employee I don't have any paid vacation or sick leave.
Can you take some time off until another work from home opportunity comes up at your company? Even (or especially!) if it's something part-time?
Maybe to help you feel better about it being a short-term, or rather on your terms, start putting some irons in the fire and see what you come up with. It sounds like to me that you don't want to permanantly be a SAHM and that's fine! There is no need to feel guilty about that or try to convince yourself that's the right thing to do, you know?
I used to have a schedule similar to what KT&John mentioned and it was definitely my ideal situation.