[LMB] Re: OT: squ/ick in some ``feminist'' sf; was sequential tartthread

[Tzivia Adler]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PAT MATHEWS" <mathews55 at msn.com>
>
> By "pragmatic reasons" I mean that this arrangement makes the most sense 
> economically and in terms of time and energy.
>
> When she chose to quit work and stay home with the children i said the 
> only drawbacks I'd really found to that was the isolation, and that I 
> never had a nickel in my pocket. She said there was a community of young 
> mothers she hung out with, and for the latter, she detailed the economies 
> they were practicing. Now, of course, with Andrew well established, it's 
> different.
>
>
the problem with this financially is that if she has to go back to work[1], 
it isn't at the same seniority as when she left.  instead of competing with 
aproximate age-mates for possible management or upper positions. she will be 
competing for entry-level jobs with the up-and-coming generation, who might 
be willing to work for less, having both less experince and less family to 
support.  or with people who have more recently been downsized, and so have 
more recent experince.

i had intended to 'stay at home' for a few years, but its been a decade and 
there is no way i can go back to computer programming as 'experienced', if i 
can go back at all.

ziviya
[1] either bec. the kid(s) grew up or less pleasant reasons 



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