Miss you all!
Apr 30, 2016 18:28:25 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 18:28:25 GMT -5
Hey All- I haven't been on in forever. Just reading through threads trying to catch up. Lots of new faces since I was here last.
Things aren't going all that well with my returning to work. It'll be 3 months next week...and I'm thinking about putting in my notice.
The job itself is ok, my coworkers are alright, I'm not crazy about my boss. I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that working and mothering are just something incredibly hard to combine. The working world is unkind to moms. I've had to leave early a handful of times (like 30 minutes early and with notice) to get my kids when my husband has to work late or something and apparently that's been a source of contention for some of my colleagues. I've also been a few minutes late some days, I'm trying like hell, but the mornings are nuts no matter how much I prep at night, the commute and parking are a nightmare and I'm pretty much running to work most days despite getting up 3.5 hours before I need to be there. My being a few minutes late is also a problem, which I really do understand, but, I don't really know how to change it. We're talking less than 5 minutes each time and definitely not every day, but it's come up as an issue.
I feel like this is a failed venture, and I'm ready to put in notice. DH is supportive. I am really hesitant though, because DD2 is really loving preschool and we will have to pull her out, and we will definitely have less money to try and fix up our house/move/vacation, etc. I'm really trying to figure out the balance between what's a need and what's a want, and I'm struggling, big time.
Anyway, I hope you are all well, and I'll try to get back here more often, whether or not I officially become a SAHM again.
Things aren't going all that well with my returning to work. It'll be 3 months next week...and I'm thinking about putting in my notice.
The job itself is ok, my coworkers are alright, I'm not crazy about my boss. I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that working and mothering are just something incredibly hard to combine. The working world is unkind to moms. I've had to leave early a handful of times (like 30 minutes early and with notice) to get my kids when my husband has to work late or something and apparently that's been a source of contention for some of my colleagues. I've also been a few minutes late some days, I'm trying like hell, but the mornings are nuts no matter how much I prep at night, the commute and parking are a nightmare and I'm pretty much running to work most days despite getting up 3.5 hours before I need to be there. My being a few minutes late is also a problem, which I really do understand, but, I don't really know how to change it. We're talking less than 5 minutes each time and definitely not every day, but it's come up as an issue.
I feel like this is a failed venture, and I'm ready to put in notice. DH is supportive. I am really hesitant though, because DD2 is really loving preschool and we will have to pull her out, and we will definitely have less money to try and fix up our house/move/vacation, etc. I'm really trying to figure out the balance between what's a need and what's a want, and I'm struggling, big time.
Anyway, I hope you are all well, and I'll try to get back here more often, whether or not I officially become a SAHM again.