Are you reentering the workforce after a break? Share tips on transitioning back to work, balancing family life, and overcoming challenges as you navigate this exciting new chapter.
- by systemAre you reentering the workforce after a break? Share tips on transitioning back to work, balancing family life, and overcoming challenges as you navigate this exciting new chapter. 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- by twinzmom07Hello mothers! I would just like to ask if it is ok for my two year old twins to be with me when I go to drop off an application for a job? I don't do this because I don't think it looks professional for a prospect employer and it may also be a bad […]
- by Patricia_GHi Moms. I feel a little stupid asking, but here goes – other than getting resumes up on career builder, etc., interviewing at placement firms, what else can I do to make my job search more efficient? I'm not really interested in doing a work-from-home/MLM thing as a primary source of income because I spent […]
- by misscongeniality95I am thinking about returning to work, but my former field is not an option, now that I am raising a family, so I was thinking about enrolling in massage therapy school. Are there any other moms on here who are in that field? If so, what kind of advice can you give me? What […]
- by Mama_P4Hello Ladies, I'm a SAHM of two great little guys, ages 2 1/2 and 4 1/2. In the next couple of years, I would like to go back to work. The thing is since I now have two kids, they are my priority. My question is, what do you do for work? Is it flexible […]
- by lauraemaxwellI am a teacher in Columbus due with my second child in 7 weeks. I am wondering if anyone has had experience with using FMLA time, and if so, what that experience was? I am told I can not use my sick leave for the entire twelve weeks, but that my job will be posted […]
- by Shiloh_DavenportHello, I am thinking about returning to work part time. I have a little boy that is almost 2 years old and I have not worked since he has been born. I have my associates degree and a mortgage / banking background. I am not sure where to start. I don't know where to start […]
- by kristierenfroeI am looking for a job in a medical office or something similar. I have been out of work for 5 years. I do have a degree in Applied Health and have one year experience as an Administrative Asst. with office duties. My youngest child will be starting Kindergarden this year and I am ready […]
- by MCCANNSPEACEI have worked part time for the last ten years. It was perfect, a job I loved and a schedule that allowed me to be home when the kids were. But, DH got laid off (It is extraordinarily unlikely he'll be able to find something that paid as well as his old job or even […]
- by katrinajames4116Hello, I'm lookingfor employment in a longterm care facility or nursing home. I'm a LPN looking for 7-3pm or 3-11pm position. Mainly in the Palm Sping county.Thanks alot 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- by cmbransonHi Everyone, I want to start planning now because I have been out of the work force for 8 years and don't know where to start. My youngest still has another full year before kindergarten but I was hoping I could get useful information from everyone here on getting back into the work force (school, […]
- by sehart27I am currently seeking part or full time employment. 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- by L_T3I am in a job that was wonderful. I was single and childless making good money. Now that I am married with 2 kids, my job is not near as wonderful as I it seemed. No amount of money is worth having to pay a sitter to raise your kids, but I have to work. […]
- by Patricia_GHi Moms – I am looking to get back into the work world and am challenged in that I don't know where my skills/gifts/talents would fit. Over the last 7 years in my work life I found I moved away from the work environment that I excell in – co-ordinator, director, etc., and was working […]
- by kathkalHi Moms, I am a stay at home mom but would love to either work from home or get out on a part time basis for some extra money. Does anyone have any good ideas for jobs that are flexiable? Thank You! 3 posts – 1 participant Read full topic
- by becky_eichI currently work just 3 days a week, not by choice but because of economic distress. I am garanteed my position back after my maternity leave but no more hours. I am 19 days from my due date with baby #2 and KNOW that when I return to work I HAVE TO BE full time […]
- by mfprice2008To make a long story short, I've been a stay at home mom for over 3 years, and now I'm trying to go back to work. I've spent the last 3 months submitting resumes and talking to managers, and I haven't found ANYTHING. The only thing I have experience at is waiting tables, but those […]
- by michele_kerrHi Moms. I have a seven and half month baby boy who I am still nursing and working full time. I have to travel to Europe for a five day business trip in February, but I'm not clear on how best to manage my baby's nursing schedule. He is not traveling with me, so I'm […]
- by bphillipsnewsI retured to work 3 months ago to a full-time, demanding career job on a night shift. My husband and I work opposite shifts and grandma is around to help, but I still feel like I have not been able to balance work/life. The recession has also affected my industry, so on one hand I […]
- by Phoenix_7I have recently returned to work and have been pumping. I was informed today that I will not have a place to pump as of January 1st. There is no place for me to pump. I tried to make an argument at work and I was told that I could pump in a bathroom that […]