SamCam giving up her job....

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What do you think - letting the side down or a sensible approach?

Um.....'moneyed layabout' ....Did a man write that??!!

I think that's unnecessarily harsh and shows a huge chip on your shoulder!

She's been a highly respected working woman with an excellent career record, in one of the top positions for a leading British brand.

What's happened to women sticking together...

Um Alibaba I made the exact same assumption as DF, in response to people saying she is giving up work because she is expecting her third child.

I pointed out that, sadly, the last time she was pregnant she was also expecting her third child.

So it is entirely reasonable to assume that her decision is not based on the number of children she is going to have, but on the change to her husband's job. I can't see why that is offensive.

The other big clue for this hypothesis is that she did not announce that she would be reducing down her work hours when she announced her pregnancy, she announced it just after her husband had become prime minister.

she's still working 2 days/week in a different role

Or maybe she has changed her priorities over time, maybe learned from experience what works best for the Cameron family, or just feels like a change after putting a lot of herself into a job which, OK, isn't exactly going down the mines but is certainly more full-on than what I'd bother doing if I had such a rich husband? I just don't see why it matters why she has scaled back her career for now, nor have any big reason to doubt her when she says she would have done it regardless. Good for her (insert obligatory 'and I'm not a Tory' disclaimer).

Don't be mean. It's completely reasonable for her to work full time, part time or not at all.

Gawd

Not read it all

But she'd pg, and has had a huge amount of upheaval and difficulty over the last few years. So she wants to stop working/enjoy her pregnancy, new baby, new home etc well why not?

And I speak as someone who wouldn't vote tory under any circs.

I don't get why it is even news TBH.

Can you imagine her Mn post?

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Not sure what to do. I am a WAHM of 3, although sadly the eldest died last year. I am now pg with DC4.

DH has just got a new job. It means us all moving house at the drop of a hat - althogh luckier only to the other side of town. We moved earlier this week. It is a high profile job with serious responsibilities. It;ll mean DH doing really long hours and having to travel abroad, etc. Trouble is it is risky as we have no idea really of how long he could be in post.

I currently work PT but have been thinking of changing my role and going PT. Work have agreed to it. It might mean a bit of a drop in income - but financially we are pretty stable. Means I could be at home more for the children and for the new baby, esp when DH is away from home.

I am a bit worried about giving up my career - I am pretty high up myself - but can take on a consultancy role. Means I can keep my hand it, keeps skill up to date, just in case I decide to go back Ft in the future.

WWYD?

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Like Cherie Blair or not (and I didn't) she didn't let the side down. But then again Cherie had a real career, despite the loony friends.

But what side is she letting down? I dont get it.

oh beautifully written Hula.....and very true

Can I have her old job please?

wtf is a "real career" anyhow?

She did actually study art so it's not like she just waltzed in and started pretending to know something about it all

Mind in discover that fact I have just discovered that the election win must have been bitter sweet...........it would have been Ivan's birthday on the 8th April - their first full day in 10 downing street

according to wiki Smythson was sold in December so maybe she's not that fussed about the new owners?

• we're in May aren't we

ignore last statement

"The decision will mean an inevitable cut in a salary reported to be have been in the region of £400,000, compared with the £142,500 a year her husband will earn as Prime Minister." Telegraph.

Kerching! Well done her, and her fine art degree from a poly.

roffle at 'financially we are pretty stable'

-poss change to 'Daddy owns some of Yorkshire'?

Actually if I became Prime Minister and had two or three young kids, i might expect DH to work a bit less in order to be supportive to my role and our family. Why is it letting the side down if she does so for her DH?

at thought of being pm

Her husband's just got a job that requires uncertain hours, lots of travel, and even longer hours than before I'm sure. She's probably decided will be good for her to be able to be at home every night to put kids to bed and do the reading etc.

Her old job would sounds pretty high powered to me.

She's not different to anyone else, trying to make the best decision for her and and her family as things change.

Loads of other women on here scale down their hours when they have kids or go freelance or become consultants. So insulting to suggest that she doesn't have the same choice just because she's PM's wife.

Personally I'm surprised she's been working full-time in the past months/years.

If my dh and family were that loaded, you wouldn't catch me working.

I think 'good for her'. Why should she not stop working, she is lucky to be in the position, and I would imagine she will be kept busy.

I like SamCam, I think she is lovely

Pity she is married to an utter twunt.

Why on earth does it matter what she choses to do any more than any other woman and mother? I hate this First Lady crap. We don't have First Ladies (or First Men for that matter), and the spouse of the prime minister is, and should remain utterly irrelevant, except doing whatever they do in their own right. hate this celebritization of politics.

From a pure family point of view it seems a very sensible step to take, as it's likely that DC is going to be taking a much smaller role in family life in future, the life of an MP, even leader of the opposition is radically different from PM. I would have thought that their children would much appreciate having their mother around rather more. On a feminist front given that she has a successful career, and will no doubt be in demand as a consultant it seems like she has done just fine to me.

"Like Cherie Blair or not (and I didn't) she didn't let the side down. But then again Cherie had a real career, despite the loony friends."

What on earth was more "real" about Cherie Blair's career than Samantha Cameron's?

Cherie Blair let the side down again and again - she had no moral compass.

I think its perfectly normal to reduce hours and prioritize children if a woman's on her 4th pregnancy.

I think its a f*cking disaster if she begins chanelling her energy into first lady bollox. I just watched her on the news. She walked up to the podeum outside No10 together with her husband, then took two deferential steps back to let him go forward and speak as new prime minister. Rarely have I seen a man defer to a woman the way she just did just now to her husband

"Cherie Blair let the side down again and again - she had no moral compass. "

So true Bonsoir. I thought she was a brilliant example of womanhood at first- 4 kids, judge etc. She was a loon like her husband: no moral compass at all. And she did all the first lady rubbish. Cannot stand that. Nick Clegg's wife doesn't do it, apparently.