Fed Up?
Women, and in some cases in particular, moms are fed up with corporate America and have been for quite some time. Why? Not that corporate America is evil or bad, but because working the 9-to5 grind doesn’t offer the flexibility and convenience that is necessary for a growing, busy family. It’s sort of difficult to be at your son’s ball game AND at the Saturday office staff meeting at the same time. I happened upon this blog that talked in detail about women and corporate America’s culture. When I worked in an office setting, I loved it! I enjoyed the predictability of my work, set lunch hours, regular bonuses and raises and the social culture of co-workers, after-dinner drinks and parties. But then one day I became a mother and my priorities changed. Where I used to go to happy hour after work with co-workers turned into cheer practice at 5:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Yes, my life had changed and so had my lifestyle and priorities.That’s the mom side. But being a woman in the business world today requires a level of flexibility that you sometimes only find as a self-employed individual, freelancer or small business owner. I can remember on more than one instance while being in the corporate America scene, I had to call my husband many-a-night to tell him that I wouldn’t be home for dinner. Budget’s were due and we had to work well into the evening to meet our deadline. But what I love so much about freelancing is the convenience and the ability to work whenever and wherever. Like now, I’m sitting here blogging while the kids are fussing over who got to be the train conductor last time. Who would trade this?
So even though I wasn’t so much fed up with the 9-to-5 grind as it were, but just having to jump through corporate hoops, kiss corporate butts and make corporate a ton of money with my skills and knowledge just caught up with me. After working 10 hour days and making sales calls on weekends and client calls at 5:00 in the mornings just began taking its toll on me. And although I did make significantly more in corporate American than I do now, my fatigue, low checkbook, early mornings, late evenings, weekend work, iffy clients and messy house are now all my responsibility and I love it.
Guess I was then. Fed up that is.
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