The Freelance Solution

More than twenty years ago, when my daughter was born with significant disabilities, I couldn’t keep a staff job because companies weren’t flexible enough.

More than twenty years later, and the workforce is still pushing mothers out because companies are not flexible enough.

I admire people who push for change but I also understand that sometimes, even often, you have to do what works for you.

I found freelancing, which has paid the bills ever since. And I know countless other mothers who have done the same.

Companies are continuing to force workers to return to the office and are ending remote work – even though remote workers are just as efficient, if not more so, than in-office workers – so the problem of mothers leaving staff jobs is just going to get worse.

Think about this: if that company can’t give you a flexible staff job, maybe they’ll hire you as a consultant where you set the rules.

That’s worked for me for more than twenty years, and it can work for you, too.