Childed Friend In Need of Advice

A long time friend, who is actually a wonderful parent to her 13 yo daughter and 11 yo son, has called me asking for advice, she left a VM on my cell phone just a few minutes ago. She is re-entering the work force for the first time since 1993.

What do we tell such a person? I wouldn't even know where to begin. A dear friend she is, indeed, but we are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to this.

The answer is "42".

What was the question?

keep your child life and work life seperate, Work is for working, home is for home.

You are there to work, not talk about the kids every second. yes have pictures on your desk, no dont send "QUTE" emails with pictures.

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Merc has it on the money about keeping the work and home life separate. The economy is in the toilet. Your friend may have to be content with something far less than she did before 1993. Being out of the workforce for 15 years is a long time. Professions change. IT is constantly changing. Skills become outdated. Perhaps, doing work on a temporary basis for staffing agencies can get your friend to see what fits her best at t his stage in her life.

Hard to say when you don't know what kind of field she's trying to (re)enter. If it's something that requires specific knowledge, I'd recommend she go back to school, or at least take some classes to update her knowledge. 15 years is a long time to be away from any field. If she needs to build work experience/history she should try volunteering at an agency that offers similar services to the field she wants to go into. Or just suck it up and take the first job that comes along, food service, answering phones...whatever. Needless to say, she should not list "SAHM" on her resume.

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