Metaphorically, I’m afraid, no parking diagrams!
I’ve gone back to work full time in a client facing role, after DC2. I did a postgraduate degree so am “behind” my peers at my company, and have had 2 mat leaves, which has exacerbated that. I want to do well and get promoted- and have it all, I guess. Work is hard. I’m struggling. The way to succeed seems to be to let it consume you. I can’t do that- I have the children, who need attention. Weekends aren’t a break. We want to move house this year as we’re in a flat and lacking space, and that’s a huge admin task in itself. DH is hands on, but also works full time. We have childcare, but the children need US increasingly- and we want to do right by them.
I don’t think part time is an option at my level, to counter an obvious suggestion. At what point do I say “this isn’t working”, and accept defeat? How long should I try to stick it out? I have small bursts of “this is working!” but mostly lurching from 1 crisis to another... I’ve got a promotion on the horizon which would be a chunky pay rise too, but that’s likely to be Jan, which is a while away. Any advice?