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2007-01-07 03:21:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science Gender Studies

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There are two types of homemaker: the servant and the corporate ladder climber

The most common kind is the servant... someone who gives up all self-identity, needs, and desires to serve the family.

But, there are a few corporate ladder climbers who truly are in partnership with their spouses to do whatever it takes to climb the corporate ladder as a team. There is no way that the guys who head up major corporations (only three CEOs of Fortune 500 companies have been women) without a teammate at home taking care of the "business" of what needs to be done in addition to office work to move up the ladder.

2007-01-07 05:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by bikerchickjill 5 · 0 4

It is definitely a career, always has always will be. As a matter of fact I find it to be one of the most difficult career choice. Any other job you take you basically work an 8-10 hr day at most 5-6 days a week. I know that sounds like a lot but look at it this way, when you wrap up for the day you don't generally take it home with you. Most places supply some sort of vacation time that is usually paid time off. Most places also allot for sick days and you generally get a nice chunk of cash around this time of year. Now the career of a homemaker is much more difficult. You are on duty 24 hrs a day 7 days a week and vacation time only occurs during the school year where it's not much of a vacation. Since your career is home based you don't get to leave the work at their office, instead most days once the better half that goes out to work generally brings more work home with him for you to take care of. As for sick days, that's something to laugh at because generally if you are the homemaker and get sick the rest of the house is always sicker so you are not only caring for yourself but everyone else as well. As far as getting that big bonus this time of year, yeah right, the career of a homemaker is a free gig so no bonus what so ever.
However the perks of this truly difficult, exasperating career choice is you never have to worry about child care, the kids need a chaperone on a class trip you are there, and even though you don't get any cash the pay that you do get (the hugs, kisses, Mommy/Daddy I love you, the smiles, and all of the fun memories) are well worth it.
In case you haven't guessed it my full time career at the moment is a homemaker and I wouldn't change it for the world because no matter how difficult it can be just knowing I make a difference for my family makes it all worth it.

I noticed in two of the responses promotions was referred to. I beg to differ about there not being promotions. Currently my title is Mother, but one day (hopefully in the very distant future) I will be promoted and at that time my title will change to that of Grandmother.

2007-01-07 12:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

You betcha it is . If you had to pay 'professionals' to do all the things a homemaker does ,it would cost about a quarter of a million a year and that includes sex and being an escort to whatever parties etc her husband needs her to be at.

Too many men and alot of younger women think staying at home raising kids, preparing meals, cleaning the house, chauffering kids around , planning meals and activities is easy , you can put your feet up , eat bon bons and watch soap operas and Oprah. I say let's give all the women with no kids and the husbands with this attitude two weeks as a homemaker and you can't call up your mother , grandmother or professionals to help and see how long you last.

You're darn right it's a career choice and a very integral and important one at that.

2007-01-07 11:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 4 0

To be a homemaker and a full time mom or dad is the most Nobelist and selfishness career available to the human race. Unfortunately it is nearly impossible with the ideas of modern man and society today. The cost of living and the need and wants of material goods has blinded us to the true enjoyment of life, and this is the family unit. Too many children are raised by strangers in day cares instead of the parents. We wonder why the lack of good values and moral decay has swept the planet.

2007-01-07 11:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Chuck C 4 · 4 0

it is a career. But it is a silent career. Their are many duties such as keeping the house clean and organized, making sure the children are doing right and are where they are supposed to be, paying bills, grocery shopping and maintaining a good relationship with your husband. There are no promotions other than your children turning out right and some women get lost in all of this, " like losing themselves". I believe in women and mothers but I don't necessary think that housewives should have to do all of it.

2007-01-07 11:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by rachdezigns 2 · 2 0

If you raise children, nothing is more critical than caretaking. It is simple - children will adapt and become their environment. For my family (expecting 5th child in Feb), we choose to shape our environment to affect the kind of children we want to raise. Two of our 4 children have spent some time in day care, but we would and will never do it again. They gained the same amount of confidence and socialization playing with neighbors and cousins not to mention each other.

With that being said - raising children is not a career. I've coached people who have 2 incomes and maintain separate bank accounts and still others who created a 'pay' system for their wives in an attempt to monetize parenting and the sacrifices that a person makes raising a family.

My experience is that 'career' parenting is exists when a lack of balance, pride and respect exist in a marriage or in a social circle where stay-at-home moms want to justify how raising children is every bit as challenging as a career (and it certainly is).

This is peer pressure for adult stay-at-home Moms & Dads. If we monetize parenthood, then we would need to compensate the working parent everytime they read a book, pick up a dirty dish or remove training wheels. Plus, monetizing parenting cheapens it - there is nothing more important in society than teaching little people how to adapt, survive, compete and impact their soon-to-be-adult worlds.

The reward for parenting is just that - parenting and raising legacies. And parenting is not a career you can change.

2007-01-07 11:50:21 · answer #6 · answered by Darbo 3 · 2 2

Are you earning a wage? Pay taxes? NO ITS NOT. It's a lifestyle at best!!!

2007-01-07 13:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

You can't get promoted can you? so It's not a career.

2007-01-07 11:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0 4

NO

2007-01-07 11:31:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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