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Depends very much on your industry, etc, but I'm happy to share my personal story to see if this helps, as I faced a similar choice when my son was born. I never envisaged nor wanted to be a full-time stay at home mom, always driven and career oriented. I planned to take 6 months off, then a 6-month work from home part-time arrangement, before returning to work full time in office (this was back in 2004). The minute my son popped out, I knew I would not want to return. The company were not willing to be flexible beyond the end of the year, so I quit. My husband and I agreed that we would eat spam if we had to to make ends meet...
I ultimately ended up working from home as a sub-contractor (my background is in software engineering) for about 10 years, making those hours fit around my son's schedule. I returned to a full-time corporate position in 2014, at the same level; so, no clear progression of career in 10 years. However, I rose to director level within 5 years, and now run a business line of close to 100 people.
When I look back, I reflect that I probably would have gone further up the ranks had I not quit, but I still feel happy with the level I am at today at the age of 54. I have zero regrets as to my choices.
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