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Trading the Fast Track for the Mommy Track
Is It Right for You?
By Gail Johnson
Jeanellen Connelly thrived in her fast-paced career as a corporate computer consultant and trainer in Manhattan, traveling three weeks each month and juggling dozens of clients. "I loved my job and I did it very well," Connelly says. But after her daughter was born she found herself torn between staying at home and growing her business. "I loved being my own boss and I didn't want to give that up," she says. Connelly gave herself five months to make a decision but when her time was up, she realized she wasn't ready to leave her daughter to go back to work.
Fast forward four years and you'll find Connelly flourishing as a stay-at-home mother to her two daughters, ages 4 and 2, and expecting a third child in August. Connelly says her adjustment from the corporate world to staying at home took about a year and she admits that she still misses the excitement of her career, the money and exercising her brain power.
Stay-at-home mother Natalie Judelson agrees. "I miss the intellectual stimulation I received at my job," she says. As a corporate attorney for an international bank in Manhattan, Judelson was at the high point of her career. She thrived in the excitement of doing corporate law, closing deals and managing a group of lawyers. "I was driven by my career and I was finally at the point that I had worked so hard to get to," she says. "And then my daughter was born."
Judelson tried to balance her roles as new mother and corporate attorney. She returned to work after three months, received a promotion and then decided to work part time. "I thought I could handle everything and be super woman, but I soon realized I wasn't doing a good job at either place," she says. "I left my job for good after my daughter's first birthday. I loved my career but I realized that being home with my daughter was much too important to me."
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