My spouse just got offered a promotion that would require travel and longer hours right when I'm up for partner track at my firm, and we have two young kids and no family nearby. We both want to support each other's careers but the math literally doesn't work and we're paralyzed because saying yes to one person means the other has to scale back their ambitions.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are forced to choose between dreams in a system that pretends dual-career families with children are structurally viable.
“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.