Careers For Mums – Part 1
May 19, 2008 Career Change, Careers For Mums, Work Life Balance No CommentsI frequently meet woman who leave senior roles in the banking sector to start a family and take a career break. They have worked hard to get themselves into a strong financial position and now want to spend the next few years away from the rat race and focus on bringing up a young family and enjoy some well deserved ‘me time.’
The first few months after the birth are great, they love the time with the child (or children) and find it very satisfying. Whilst they miss the people they worked with along with the ‘adult interaction,’ they most definitely don’t miss the commuting, politics and other stresses of corporate life.
Life is good.
But then a year down the line – maybe even 2 years, they start to feel a sense of ‘something missing.’
