Time Magazine examines, “Does maternity leave harm careers?”
Like the article says, I think it may be different for different people depending on their employer and the particular job.
I have 3 kids and upon returning from each maternity leave, my job was suddenly eliminated. Yes, three different times.
I’m in health care, so that’s not too far fetched, but still.
However, even though I didn’t realize it at the time, each job elimination landed me in a better place than I was.

I’m a nurse, sometimes it’s interesting to kids, sometimes it’s not.
Occasionally, I get asked to speak at school, or, Scouts. I don’t work in patient care, so, sometimes I have a hard time explaining that a nurse doesn’t always directly take care of sick people, so, I don’t bring cool things like syringes or surgical masks if I talk to a class.
But, there are people around me with way cooler jobs than mine. I have a cousin who’s an astronaut, and, that’s far more impressive to kids. There’s surgeons, an attorney general, and, recording artists at the grade …read more

Tired of the rat race?  Tired of begging at your performance review and working during the weekends because another department did not finish their part of the project in time?
One option that people choose to escape the cubicle is to start their own franchise business.  But that can be very daunting.  Do you really want to run your own store or restaurant?
Something simple might seem like the way to go.  Something like the chores you had growing up.
If this sounds like you, you might want to consider starting your own poop-scooping business.  Yes, the same chore you complained about as …read more