Assume you are a mother and money is not that much of an issue. Would you rather have a full-time career that you really like or a really boring but well-paying part-time job (like 4 hours a day) that allowed you more enery and flexibility for being a parent?
2007-12-05 05:34:48 · 11 answers · asked by shannobananno 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I'd find a different part time job. But if the career made you feel more "whole" then go for it but make sure to put your family first.
2007-12-05 05:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by katobow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok so let assume you could take the part time job and money not be the issue. I say go with your gut. Children remember there childhood more then we think. I know myself when my daughter was younger, now 13, i worked 3 days a week tending bar so i could be there when i was a single mom i worked 3 jobs and was there, so really the question is what do you want your children to remember about there childhood? whats more important if you are not happy your child will not be happy! If working make you happy do it if staying home more make you happy do it.
2007-12-05 13:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With few exceptions people work for one of two reasons. They either have a job they like so well if they were rich they would do it for free or they work to have the money to do what they like. For you, making that decision will determine your answer.
Proper parenting is a highly rewarding full time career to love, cherish and guide the growth of a child to responsible adulthood. If this is a problem for you DON'T DO IT.
Join the work force!
2007-12-05 13:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by MR HENRY S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If money isn't an issue and my kids are young, I'd go for the boring but part time job. If they're in college, I'd go for the full time career job.
2007-12-05 14:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you look for a job that gives you all that you want. You do not have to be limited by a choice between being bored or having no flexibility. Set a goal to find a job that gives you flexibility and that you really like. You can do it!
2007-12-05 14:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Ann V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it all depends on what's more important to you... the family-or if they are at an age to take care of them selves when they don't need you so much-Or a rewarding career... I know plenty of people who have full time jobs and are still good parents and i know many who have no jobs and are bad parents .. so
2007-12-05 13:38:05 · answer #6 · answered by gm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would love to be a stay-at-home mom. but... right now i have a crummy copy-past-code-all-day job. because of this, my brain is rotting in my skull, i sleep too much in the AM, and i am not as sexy in the PM when i'm trying to date!
i'd probably choose the part-time job, become a huge b*itch to my kids, then quit and go the other way! but it depends on personality.
the whole "put family over self" guild trip just doesn't take into account all of life's complexities.
when i'm not happy, i don't have a social network to turn to, so i smoke. i listen to other's problems but no one elver listens to mine, so i smoke just to get by. another person might over-eat.
So, what's better for kids: a mom who isn't home much (because of work) but a good role model who shows kids that life can be worth living... or a mom who's sacrificed so much for her kids that the kids end up going "I must avoid growing up like that at all costs?"
i would love to be a stay-at-home mom, but if i had a job, i'd have to have one that didn't drive me to yahoo answers all day!
2007-12-05 13:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by mockingbird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part Time Job rocks
2007-12-05 13:37:00 · answer #8 · answered by princess1class05 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
be a parent until your child is of an age where he or she doesnt need you during school hours, then when you finally have time do something that you really have time to enjoy
2007-12-05 13:39:05 · answer #9 · answered by *ash* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be the parent, you only get to see your kids grow up once!
2007-12-05 13:39:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋