I recently had the conversation with my boss about potentially going part-time. With my son starting kindergarten in August, I've felt the overwhelming need to be at home. It surely isn't a desire to be a SAHM; I love and I need to work. But there's been this all-consuming feeling that I need to be home at least part-time.
There are two people on our team that work part-time, so I know that my boss is open to the idea. In fact, she herself has worked part-time in the past. After the birth of her first daughter, she came back from maternity leave working three days a week and slowly moved back up to full-time. She understands the need to work less hours. But she also offered a very strong opinion on what it would do to my career.
Essentially, if I went part-time I would be giving up any and all opportunities to advance.
