Looking for stories of women who took 2-4 years off engineering work (aerospace hopefully) and successfully returned to work.

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September 20,2022 at 5:35PM UTC

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Looking for stories of women who took 2-4 years off engineering work (aerospace hopefully) and successfully returned to work. I'm really wanting to lean out and stay home with my young kids. In this season of life I'm just not interested in my work and am struggling/stressed. Looking for stories for inspiration, thanks!

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AnonymousSeptember 20,2022 at 11:14PM UTC
If you are financially able to stay home with your children, then I would encourage you to take that opportunity. I rushed back into the workforce when my children were young, because I didn’t want to miss out on my career. I regret that decision, because my children could have been more involved with sports, music lessons and other activities. I was always thinking about my career, in hindsight I didn’t get very far with my career. They are all thriving and successful adults,, which is a great thing. You have to weigh the pros and cons.
AnonymousSeptember 21,2022 at 9:55PM UTC
I'm an engineer but not aerospace. I took 3 years off when my son was born. I continued to network and freelance when I wanted. I applied for a business license and LLC I used for the W9s. I only worked short projects those years. Eventually, I told one of my customers I was looking for fulltime work and may need to end our contract early. They hired me. It was an easy transition with people I already knew I worked well with.