Hi All,

I'm a mother of a four-month old and am back to work full time as of a month ago. I can't do it. But living in San Francisco, I also can't not work so I am gearing up to propose a job-share to my employer -- and I'm totally nervous about the negotiation for some reason (Ironically, I am the senior HR person there). Well, to fess up, I was hired while 6 months pregnant and I had naively promised that I had every intention of going back to work as soon as my 12 weeks were up. Now 20 weeks has gone by and for a variety of reasons,not the least is that I'm madly in love with my baby girl, it's really not going to work for the family if I am away 45 hours a week. My trouble? It's so hard for me to break commitments and I've never let down an employer before. I guess I feel....em...guilty.

So I'm signing in to say "hello" but also to ask if anyone else has had the same feelings of ambivalence when they reduced their hours or asked for other arrangements. I think it would really help to hear that others went through similar (or even different but related) experiences.

Glad to meet you all!