My best friend and I both went part-time after having kids and we thought it would give us more flexibility but now we're working almost full-time hours for part-time pay and benefits. We keep joking about it but I think we're both starting to feel trapped and don't know how to admit we made a mistake.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are learning that individual solutions to structural problems often just redistribute the burden rather than solving it.
“Where Are You with Work and parenting — the structural impossibility?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.