If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why?
If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why?
Apparently, I have already answered this question once—many years ago.
And guess what?
Same answer. 😂
I’d still be a homemaker.
Not because I had some grand plan of becoming one. Life just… happened. I was working, I was happy working, and then I had children.
And somehow, the idea of leaving them at home and going to work never sat quite right with me.
Even with a nanny at home, there was this strange little voice in my head saying, “But you’re their mother. Shouldn’t you be here?”
I tried negotiating with that voice.
It won. Every. Single. Time. 😄
Maybe I wasn’t as strong as I thought I should be. Maybe I should have been more practical, more ambitious, more “I can have it all!”
Well… apparently I couldn’t.
Or perhaps I simply didn’t want to.
Because while I sometimes wonder what my career would look like today, I have absolutely no regrets about the life I chose.
I was happy when I worked.
I am ridiculously, embarrassingly, wonderfully happy being a homemaker now.
So, if the salary was the same?
I’d still choose this job.
Although I’d definitely ask for a salary revision this time.
The cost of living has gone up. The children have grown up. And my unpaid overtime is getting ridiculous. 😂
What about you? If money wasn’t a factor, would you still choose the life you’re living—or would you finally follow that random dream you’ve been secretly entertaining? 😄
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Until The Next Whisper,
—Rajeshwari 🧿💕
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