At the risk of outing myself, I've recently found out I will be made redundant along with most of my colleagues. This wasn't totally unexpected - I knew something would happen - but the scale is somewhat shocking.
I'm in a total tailspin. I've been back from maternity leave for 3 months and am working part-time. I like my hours and my location. I don't like my job so on one hand this is a good kick up the bot as I'm wanting to make a change to a career in IT. But on the other, finding a job with part-time hours at the level I should be at feels impossible. I don't want to lie to prospective employers but I feel like I'm shooting myself in the foot by making my family status clear.
I can't bear the thought of putting my daughter into nursery full-time - she's only 15 months - but it feels like my arm is twisted behind my back and I'm being told 'Career or family. Choose and choose now.' I could take redundancy and have another baby, I guess, but I'd be putting off the decision and putting myself even further behind in my career.
I feel like I'm almost being forced into SAHM-dom, which I thought I wanted but I've realised I don't. Not long term, anyway. This redundancy feels like it couldn't have come at a worse possible time, what with not having completed my family and staying within the same industry not a very viable solution (the industry is on its arse).
Please - does anyone have any positive stories? I just can't see where I go from here. I haven't worked this bloody hard to go backwards and end up in a 'little job' like my friends' mums.
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Please hold my hand and reassure me my career isn't f*cked
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CommanderShepard · 12/08/2013 13:03
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