Comments on: Women, Your Time Has Come (To Drop Out of the Workforce) http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Drea http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/comment-page-1/#comment-7414 Drea Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/#comment-7414 Melanie, Amen to that! I would say that writing a book and starting a business give you ten times higher marks on the Life Accomplishment list than staying in corp. America would have. And what kind of price can you put on quality of life? Intact health=at least $10 million, I'd say. A good relationship is worth the same amount as 20 years' worth of bar tabs, cover charges, match.com fees, couples therapy fees, individual therapy fees, and pints of chocolate and wine during recovery phases. Who am I kidding? It's worth far more than that. And if these things can improve through self-employment, that improvement is worth a LOT... Melanie,

Amen to that! I would say that writing a book and starting a business give you ten times higher marks on the Life Accomplishment list than staying in corp. America would have. And what kind of price can you put on quality of life? Intact health=at least $10 million, I’d say. A good relationship is worth the same amount as 20 years’ worth of bar tabs, cover charges, match.com fees, couples therapy fees, individual therapy fees, and pints of chocolate and wine during recovery phases. Who am I kidding? It’s worth far more than that.

And if these things can improve through self-employment, that improvement is worth a LOT…

]]> By: Melanie Mulhall http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/comment-page-1/#comment-7413 Melanie Mulhall Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:34:10 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/#comment-7413 Drea,another great post. I'm one of the statistics. I worked in professioanal and management positions (including senior management) in corporate America for many years . . . and dropped out. I wrote a book, started businesses, and am now completely unsuitable for a management position in corporate America. Once you have gone over the wall, there is no going back for some of us! Have I yet made the kind of money I made in my corporate management roles? Not yet. How else does it compare? From a quality of life standpoint, health standpoint, relationship standpoint, and pretty much every other standpoint, life is light years ahead for me. Drea,another great post.

I’m one of the statistics. I worked in professioanal and management positions (including senior management) in corporate America for many years . . . and dropped out. I wrote a book, started businesses, and am now completely unsuitable for a management position in corporate America. Once you have gone over the wall, there is no going back for some of us! Have I yet made the kind of money I made in my corporate management roles? Not yet. How else does it compare? From a quality of life standpoint, health standpoint, relationship standpoint, and pretty much every other standpoint, life is light years ahead for me.

]]> By: Drea http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/comment-page-1/#comment-7403 Drea Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/#comment-7403 Robert and Stephanie--I agree with you both on the flexibility issue. I myself don't have any kids, but chose to become self-employed because a) working in Corporate America had a very acid effect on my will to live, b) I'm able to get more done, c) I choose projects I love, and d) I make more money (!). I think more and more people, women and men alike, are realizing that the real payoffs are often outside of the office. Even the good ol' money. Robert--Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I think your expertise warrants a blog post ;). Robert and Stephanie–I agree with you both on the flexibility issue. I myself don’t have any kids, but chose to become self-employed because a) working in Corporate America had a very acid effect on my will to live, b) I’m able to get more done, c) I choose projects I love, and d) I make more money (!). I think more and more people, women and men alike, are realizing that the real payoffs are often outside of the office. Even the good ol’ money.

Robert–Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I think your expertise warrants a blog post ;) .

]]> By: Stephanie Fernhaber http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/comment-page-1/#comment-7399 Stephanie Fernhaber Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:35:06 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/#comment-7399 I think there is more to the statistics that it might first appear. I cannot find the article, but I read a while ago that women are not as motivated anymore to be the superstar mom who works full time, raises the family and tries to hold together her marriage all at the same time. In other words, women broke through the 'glass ceiling' and realized that doing it all just wasn't all that fun. Instead, more women would prefer to work part-time or in a flexible position where they can still achieve their career aspirations, but still raise/enjoy their family in a more relaxed state. I am a prime example, I have my ph.d. and quit my job at the university in order to take care of my young children. I do plan on returning eventually and in the meantime am helping out with our family business on a part-time basis. I think there is more to the statistics that it might first appear. I cannot find the article, but I read a while ago that women are not as motivated anymore to be the superstar mom who works full time, raises the family and tries to hold together her marriage all at the same time. In other words, women broke through the ‘glass ceiling’ and realized that doing it all just wasn’t all that fun. Instead, more women would prefer to work part-time or in a flexible position where they can still achieve their career aspirations, but still raise/enjoy their family in a more relaxed state. I am a prime example, I have my ph.d. and quit my job at the university in order to take care of my young children. I do plan on returning eventually and in the meantime am helping out with our family business on a part-time basis.

]]> By: Robert Barr http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/comment-page-1/#comment-7394 Robert Barr Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:28:20 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/women-your-time-has-come/#comment-7394 Great post Drea- I think both sexes are opting to "drop out" of the homogenized workforce. For example, my wife and I both are self-employed and work from home. Our daughter (who is three) enjoys having her parents around all the time. But this was a lifestyle choice we decided on 15 years ago. We knew that at least my Wife would stay home with kids and planned accordingly. It was only by downsizing that I got tired of the corp. B.S. and decided to start my own company. Sorry, I have to go watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with my daughter....for the 5th time this week :) Great post Drea-

I think both sexes are opting to “drop out” of the homogenized workforce. For example, my wife and I both are self-employed and work from home. Our daughter (who is three) enjoys having her parents around all the time. But this was a lifestyle choice we decided on 15 years ago. We knew that at least my Wife would stay home with kids and planned accordingly. It was only by downsizing that I got tired of the corp. B.S. and decided to start my own company. Sorry, I have to go watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with my daughter….for the 5th time this week :)

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