After initially returning to work full-time when her son was six months old, a single mom realized that this was not the ideal arrangement for her. Despite enjoying aspects of her teaching job, she felt unfulfilled, bored, and ultimately missed the flexibility of juggling multiple part-time roles. After six years, she acknowledged that her previous choices had not made her happier or better off financially. This experience highlighted that working several smaller jobs allowed her to balance her professional and parental roles more effectively, emphasizing the value of exploring different job structures.
I preferred the flexibility that working multiple part-time jobs gave me.
Eventually, after six years of teaching, I accepted that full-time work wasn't the right choice for me as a mom.
I wasn't even better off financially. Most of all, it killed me that I wasn't as happy as I was when I worked in a handful of different roles.
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