Between Family and Ambition

I consulted a few friends about the offer I received from the Management. Most of my friends advised me to go for it and accept the offer. It's high time that I take up something substantial. It's not that I don't have the credential nor the competencies to do it.

The problem is (which most people don't know,) is that my husband is not very happy when I told him that I have to take up the additional tasks at the office. He told me that I can accept it as long as it does not jeopardize my time with the family. I think that is something that is difficult for me to do. I'm very sure that somehow or rather the time I have for the family is affected. Infact, it is happening now. Lately, i have been spending more and more time at the office and have been going home late.

I think this is the one of the dilemmas that most married working females have to face, especially those with young family. Most often we are torn in between family and work. Of course family is important to us but at the same time, we have our ambitions to. We want to go up the corporate ladder and be somebody significant in the organization. But, that will not happen without the support from the family, especially from our significant half.

I would say that men are lucky. Nobody really question them if they seem to spend more attention to their work. It's normal for men to be that way. They are supposed to provide for the family... therefore, they are expected to work hard.

Well... it looks like my initial decision to decline the offer is right after all. Maybe this is the sacrifice that I have to make. I have to forget about my ambition for the time being and concentrate on my family first.