Women. I read an article that said that women are leaving the workplace in droves. Does this apply to you?

Question

What would it take for you to consider leaving the workplace?

Answer 1

Women are not leaving the workplace in droves. If they were, we'd have heard more about it. I would never, ever, EVER stop working — I need it. Not just for the money, but for my happiness. And by the way, I'm not having any children.

Answer 2

"What would it take for you to consider leaving the workplace?"

Oh, I would only need minor inducement. You know...like someone to pay the mortgage, the insurances, the car payments, the taxes, the utilities, the groceries and the home repairs.

Answer 3

i certainly haven't noticed this. I like working but if I had enough money I might quit and start my own business.

Answer 4

Very little. I hate working. I would love to marry rich (and for love) and not have to work anymore. I'm tired of being told what to do and being looked at like a secretary regardless of my title because I'm female.



I think alot of women are staying home with kids also again because family values have gotten so messed up and it's a jungle out there for kids now with s*x and drugs and these emo kids shooting up their schools. The importance of raising your children right is back in the spotlight.

Give me a way I can not work yet still live comfortably and I'm outta here!

Answer 5

No.  I like my job.  It helps out with the family finances, gives me a break from being a housewife 24/7 and I get to chat with other moms in same situation.

Answer 6

Leaving work? No, I wouldn't at the moment, even if I inherited a load of money. The only reason I could think of is if I had enough money to support myself and had to care for my partner / a close relative.

Earning your own money is incredibly liberating. Those men that say it isn't have obviously never had to deal with the thought of not having such an opportunity.

Answer 7

I see it everyday......

They drove to work in the morning.

Then they drove home at quttin' time.

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk

Curly

Answer 8

I would leave in a heartbeat if I were not the sole income for my family.  I would be willing to make a complete lifestyle change.

Answer 9

I worked two jobs when younger So my ex Wife could stay at home with our children. She was unhappy at home with small kids. When I did not work I stayed at home and gave her time to spend with her Friends so she could have a Break. Her Sister told me that I was the best Husband and Father amongst all of her Brother In Laws. And that I had not failed nor been a "Bad Husband".

My ex Wife is now campaigning for me to buy her a Home. A new home and she is tired of Working. Her current Husband is a School Teacher. He treats my Children with real Love and kindness and he and I get along well. He is a Good Man.

I want my current wife to quit her job when she is ready to. And to just be an Executive's Wife is that is what she chooses.

Answer 10

I left it years ago, thank God, and have no intention of returning.  Being stuck in some dreary office or factory or something all day long is not a prospect that thrills me in the least.

Answer 11

In response to another post, it actually is more liberating to be a desk jockey than being at home unemployed and totally dependent on someone else for support. That's because earning your own income is liberating. What happens if that income earner gets fired or becomes unable to work due to injury or illness? Living on one income is very risky, even for those in high income families. The job could be gone tomorrow or there could be a divorce. At least with two incomes, it's a lot easier to leave a bad marriage than to stick it out because the woman is too reliant on his income for support.

Answer 12

One of the big lies of feminism was that part of women's supposed oppression is that they were denied the right to work. Great. 40 years later I think its a safe bet that most working women are less convinced about how liberating it is to be a desk jockey, commuter, or other schmo that men have been for years.

Of course the women who want only a career and don't want to marry and have children have it made. Pity everyone else had to suffer just so that they got to fulfill their dream.

Answer 13

In away but not by choice.  There is a lot of circumstances that surround it so I will be working from home in a different field.

Doodle I don't see it as a pity that they have a chance to fulfill their dreams.  Everyone should have that chance.  I do think that their are some kinks that need to be worked out and they will be.   I have enjoyed working outside of the house and my military experience.  I am glad that I got to do those things and didn't need to depend on anyone for it.  I am sorry that it may make it harder for a women to marry and stay at home but if that is one of her desires she should pick a mate that helps her do that.

Answer 14

No.  I would have to have a trust fund and an income sufficient to my salary before I would leave the workforce.

Answer 15

I am actually very surprised at this considering all of the news about how poor our economy is and how desperate people are for jobs. But I have not noticed this to a large extent.  I have heard of many choosing to stay at home with children once they are born.  But,  I have no children, so I have no reason to leave.  Even after children I plan on continue to work.   The only way I think I could stay at home is if my husband made enough to do so and I had a part time job or volunteer work....some interaction with other adults.

Answer 16

The article I read about it (and I wonder if it's the same you read) said that women are leaving the work force because of the sorry state of the economy.  Basically, that women were being forced out of jobs at the same rate as men.  By forced out, I mean laid off or fired due to cut backs.  

”When we saw women starting to drop out in the early part of this decade, we thought it was the motherhood movement, women staying home to raise their kids,“ Heather Boushey, a senior economist at the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, which did the congressional study, said in an interview. ”We did not think it was the economy, but when we looked into it, we realized that it was.“

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