Part-time work and career progression
Hi mums
I’ve been working part-time ever since my first child was born, and now they’ll be heading to school next year, I’m at a bit of a crossroads.
In these daycare years, part-time work seemed really embraced and easy to manage. But stepping into the school-age phase, I’m starting to feel the shift now that I’m in a senior role. I feel it’s the elephant in the room - how long is this 3 day a week arrangement going to go on?
It’s not really a financial decision for me, it’s more about what fulfills me personally and keeps me feeling like I’m growing in my career. On one hand, I want to be a present mum, and I know that’s possible for mums working full-time too. But I’m also figuring out what trade-offs I’m willing to make. I’ve seen enough to know that having it all perfectly balanced isn’t realistic.
Like all corporates my workplace would drop me / forget about me in a heartbeat if they had to make cuts BUT i still care too much to not give 110% to the work I do 🙃
I’m curious to hear from others who have been through this: have you found that part-time work starts to feel limiting at this stage of your career? Did you decide to jump back into full-time work and outsource more, or did you find a middle ground?
Any advice or experiences would be super helpful.