Going Back to Work
Results 81-90 from 108,135 articles
How to Get Back into the Work Force
Asked by G.T. from Boston
on June 25, 2012
-
OK, I've been working part time jobs now for 5 years. I need to get back into the workforce to make some more money for my family and to get benefits.
I don't even kn...
Answers
- HI G. - I have a friend whose full-time job is as a fitness trainer at a corporation. The company has an on-site fitness center and she is there doing 1:1 training and...
- Have you talked with someone at your closest WorkForce Center? They have career counselors to work with you for no charge. They would also be aware of any training pro...
- Temp agencies are good, they're not as busy as they used to be, but still have positions. It takes a minute when you apply with them b/c they are going to test you on ...
Pumping Schedule for Going Back to Work
Asked by A.D. from New York
on June 20, 2012
-
I will be going back to work in about a month and I am wondering did you pump once or twice while at work?
I would be leaving the house at 6:50 am and returning at ...
Answers
- You are so kind to donate to a Milk Bank. I would probably have you reconsider. I was the same way as you...had an over abundance and froze so mcuh I was going to do t...
- I pumped three times at work. I would feed my son about 5:30am and then pump at 9:00, 12:15 and 3:30. I tried to figure out when he would be eating and go from there...
- Depending on how long you wish to continue to nurse I would quite donating your milk or you might run out. That's great that you have done that though cause there are...
Going Back to Work??
Asked by J.W. from Pueblo
on July 15, 2009
-
Hello Moms!
I have always been grateful to be able to stay home with my two little loves. Unfortunately, things are not going well on the work front with my hubby and...
Answers
- do you have a friend in a similar situation who would swap babysitting with you for free? you watch her kids a few days a week and she watches yours a few days. i fi...
- J., What skills do you have? Can you find a venue to work from home? I am NOT in ANY way insinuating it is bad to go back to work!! We are all being hit by the ec...
- I understand your feelings as we are going through a similar situation here. Good thing is my husband and I will be working our schedules around each other. That is a ...
Stay at Home, or Go Back to Work?
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on September 12, 2007
-
I have been thinking about going back to work part time! I am really torn about this. I have been a SAHM for years now, and I LOVE IT! I know my children have bennifit...
Answers
- Your decision to go back to work is solely yours and your husbands, you cannot pose such a question (which i guess is, you fear you will lose your bond w/ your childre...
- I recently faced having to go back to work after being home for 6 years with my children - now ages 7, 5 and 3. I found that there are many opportunities that allow y...
- I believe if you have the opportunity - SAH. There is nothing more precious than teaching and watching your child grow. I didnt have the opportunity - back in the da...
Conflicted About Going Back to Work...
Asked by H.W. from Dallas
on December 26, 2007
-
I had a little boy 3 months ago. I am 33 years old have only been married for 3 years. I have spent the last 11 years building up a mortgage business. Four years ago,...
Answers
- I totally understand.....I was always a "career-first woman" and had spent many years working 70-80 hour weeks for years climbing the corporate ladder and pretty much ...
- I feel like I am blessed to be able to be able to stay at home with my children. It took me a year to get a job after I graduated, and one of the hard parts about deci...
- I bet the majority of SAHMs went through something similar. I didn't have my own business when I took mat leave, but I was on the fast track and was due for a huge p...
Having Trouble Convincing Myself to Go Back to Work
Asked by J.A. from New York
on September 30, 2008
-
Hi everyone,
I recently gave birth to 2 beautiful babies. I also have a young daughter that I spent the summer with (took time off of work to do so). She and I beca...
Answers
- As a mother of twins, now 18 I can definitely relate. I had the opportunity to stay at home with them because my husband and I added up the cost of childcare for 2, ...
- I absolutely loved staying at home with my son for my maternity leave and did struggle with the idea of going back to work. I've been fortunate though because I can w...
- It sounds like you had an amazing experience staying home already! If you can afford it, then I think you should go for it! I'm a SAHM, and I feel so lucky. None of...
Going Back to Work Spin-off...
Asked by J.M. from Missoula
on July 12, 2012
-
Am I the only mother out there who was EXCITED to go back to work?
When I had my DD, I was unable to go back to work for nearly 4 months, due to complications duri...
Answers
- I have been a stay at home mom and a mommy who works.... Going to work is soooo much easier than staying home all day with the kiddos! I know exactly how your feeling!...
- After my first baby I was not excited to return to part-time work. In fact, I was scheduled to return 12 weeks after he was born and found that I just couldn't do it....
- We are all different, with different needs. I am a happy SAHM, never want to work again, etc. but we are so busy it's hard to long for anything else! We are rarely ho...
New Mommy Going Back to Work
Asked by C.W. from San Diego
on March 13, 2008
-
Hi there,
I have been home with my daughter for almost 4 months and am getting ready to go back to work on the 17th. I can't help but get emotional every time I t...
Answers
- HI there. First, I know exactly what you're going through...did the same thing myself. You'll make it through but it sucks. I'll be completely honest. Being a work...
- 1st- I didn't think about it until a day or two before. Or else I would have cried every day:( What I was concerned with was her taking the bottle. 2nd- I kn...
- Good luck! It is truly one of the hardest things you will probably ever have to do. My daughter is now 7 and I still get sad and miss her all day, every day. I retu...
Advice for Going Back to Work on Monday!
Asked by V.D. from Washington DC
on January 25, 2009
-
I have been staying home since my 2nd and 3rd child were born (3 years ago) and have to go back to work full time starting Monday (financial reasons).... I am feeling ...
Answers
- It's great you have been able to stay at home with your boys for so long. The economy has affected everyone. I don't know what your husband does but did you look into ...
- I'm a single mom so I have no choice but to work and in some ways I'm glad I didn't have to make that difficult decision! I comfort myself with lots of pictures at wo...
- I just want to say that I am amazed that you found a job in this economy! With that kind of luck, you'll do fine at your job and things will work out. If, ho...
Possibly Going Back to Work :( Maybe A :)
Asked by S.!. from Los Angeles
on August 31, 2011
-
I worked for a company years ago, I started first and then my husband. After a few years I wasn't making enough to support our kids and family and I left for a high p...
Answers
- Oh so tempting, but I couldn't do it fulltime. Will they allow partime?
- If your husband lost his job, or was hurt and couldn't work how would you support your family, is there money in savings to support your lifestyle? Do you have enough ...
- With 3 kids, going back to work full time even when the two oldest are in school may be premature. All the moms I know are very busy with 3 kids even when they're old...
