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- From: esther@verdix.com (Esther Lumsdon)
- Subject: Re: Is There A Mommy Track for Technical Professionals?
- Message-ID: <esther.727636149@sarge>
- Sender: news@verdix.com
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- Organization: Verdix Corp
- References: <1993Jan19.061356.14467@fuug.fi> <301@cnmhnet.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:09:09 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan19.061356.14467@fuug.fi> an6814@anon.penet.fi writes:
- >>I'd like to work part-time in order to spend more time with my infant,
- >>It seems as if a part-time career is non-existent in software engineering
- >>and in professional/technical jobs in general. It's looked down upon,
- >>I am torn. On one hand, I've got lots of time invested in an education
- >>and a career. On the other, these first precious months of my baby's
- >>life will never come again. My husband's job pays twice what mine does,
- >>A Mommy seeking a balance
-
- >OK. I'll accept your statement not wanting to start an argument
- >about choosing a career versus motherhood. There is a viable
- >alternative for you, however. Shift work. I know of several
-
- Yeah, I've heard of shift work, too. I can think of 2 companies who
- have it widely available: IBM and Westinghouse. I hear that hiring
- prospects aren't that great at either company these days. There
- isn't a great deal of shift work available for people who aren't
- qualified to be machinists, pipefitters or nurses.
-
- >working shifts means that time together is short. But let's face it,
- >you chose to have the younguns, so you are going to have to sacrifice
- >SOMEWHERE, whether it's taking your younguns to a daycare center,
- >or working part-time [if possible] or staying at home and raising
- >the younguns and adjusting your lifestyle to a lower income.
- >Obviously, these things should have been thought about BEFORE you
- >had the younguns, but you now have to live with your mistake.
- >Whatever you do, please do your co-workers a favor and choose one
- >or the other. Don't shortchange them by staying at home when the
- >youngun coughs one time, or rush out in the afternoon when the
- >school calls to have you pick up the youngun cause he sneezed.
- >Your coworkers deserve to have someone there that they can depend on
- >to do their share.
-
- I really dislike this sentiment.
- --
- -- Esther Lumsdon, not speaking for Verdix. esther@verdix.com
- Q: How many user support people does it take to change a light bulb?
- A: We have an exact copy of the light bulb here and it seems to be
- working fine. Can you tell me what kind of system you have?
-