There is a gal Ihave coffee with sometimes that works outside the home in a pretty high power position at a local corporate office in our city. At our last coffee date she was sharing her feelings on an interesting dynamic that plays out at least once a week in her office.

You see my friend is a working mom who works in a mostly male industry, every Friday night or some times Mondays the men in her team go out for drinks to unwind from their hectic day. They use to invite her but after many no thank you’s from my friend they don’t attempt any more.

Why may you ask is she not taking them up on the much deserved cocktail? Well while she worked as hard if not harder than her male counterparts she still has to rush to pick up her kids, go to sports, & get dinner on the table for her family.

There is no dinner & the game waiting for her at home, unless she went home at lunch to prepair it & set the Tevo.  My friend was not complaining but making an observation that I have seen time & time again.

Have we really come all that far?  Or have we just set a standard so high of what we can & need to do that eventually we will all burn out? Not sure but I do know this if one of those guys had to run the same race at 5:00 that we do they might not stay for drinks with the guys & call their wife to see if they could lend a hand

Filed under: Work away from home mom, for what it's worth