I feel a big part of what you experience is based on where you live. Having a family seems incongruous to the fast paced corpo world, sadly.
I moved to a small, uninteresting town years ago, mainly to escape the hustle and crowds. Honestly, I don't like it much, it's a bit too small and dull for my tastes. But more on point, the people here have all been so mind bendingly kind and patient with the kids that it makes it really hard to leave.
I wish every place were so patient, but there's probably a pretty direct negative correlation between that and 'getting ahead', whatever that means.
I feel a big part of what you experience is based on where you live. Having a family seems incongruous to the fast paced corpo world, sadly.
I moved to a small, uninteresting town years ago, mainly to escape the hustle and crowds. Honestly, I don't like it much, it's a bit too small and dull for my tastes. But more on point, the people here have all been so mind bendingly kind and patient with the kids that it makes it really hard to leave.
I wish every place were so patient, but there's probably a pretty direct negative correlation between that and 'getting ahead', whatever that means.