Graduate job Whilst Being A Mum!?

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I have received a job offer for a graduate job. I really want this job and know it’s not likely to get this chance again.

I have a 8 month old son, my childcare will be covered.

I want to ask do you think is possible? Has anyone else been in the same situation?

Thank you in advance x

Ive not been in your position but I have been responsible for the grads in my department for the last 4 years and if I had a grad in this position I would absolutely want to support them to suceed

Does your grad scheme require you to travel much? Ours doesnt and we could work around childcare requirements, and do for many of our staff anyway for the odd occasions travel does come up. But some grad schemes require travel which is the only potential issue depending on your situation

I would say go for it if you think it's doable!

Depends on the job and requirements ... does it require travel? Out of hours events? Placements elsewhere?

What do you mean has anyone else been in this position? Do you think all the graduates of the universities around the world are childless ?

All of the women in my circles are graduates with senior jobs and families .

If your childcare costs will be covered and you are happy for your child to attend daycare what is the issue ?

Drop them off , go to work , pick them up , go home and given them dinner /story time / bath /bed , repeat

Theres a difference between being on a graduate scheme and being a graduate with several years of experience though

Graduate schemes can often be designed in such a way with travel, or hours or expectations that are harder for a parent of a baby to meet

Im pretty sure the OP is talking about a graduate scheme job, not just a job as a graduate

It is going to be possible if your childcare is another parent or your parent. It might be harder if it is a regular hours nursery.
Will you be doing traveling?

I did a corporate graduate trainee role in my mid 20s with DS1 aged coming up to 2 and DS2 aged 6 months.
Work was fine. Life was tiring as it is for any parent with two such small children. I imagine that flexible working policies could make that a bit easier now e.g. work from home with no commute some days, ability to flex hours to get to a medical appt for a child etc. I had one difficult training residential training course where childcare was a challenge and I missed the boys but it was a week out of my life.
I never had the temptation to give up work or go part time as lots of my friends who had children a decade or more later did.
Financially, although the early days were a stretch, over time it's certainly been beneficial to my overall lifetime earnings compared to female contemporaries.