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Zusatztext “Working moms need every tool at their disposal to help guide them through the chaos and joys of daily life. Cheryl Casone’s The Comeback is an indispensable resource.” — LAURA INGRAHAM ! host of The Laura Ingraham Show “I’ve read a lot of books on women in the workplace! but this is the first one that has provided both the down-to-earth advice and uplifting encouragement that we working moms need.” — KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE ! cohost of The Five “The ultimate manual for moms looking to return to—and stay at—work.” — ANN MUKHERJEE ! chief global marketing officer! SC Johnson “As a working mom! I know that making a comeback after raising kids is scary! but not impossible. Cheryl gives you the dos and don’ts so that when you do step back in! it’s to cheers and a check in the win column.” — LIZ CLAMAN ! anchor on Fox Business Network’s Countdown to the Closing Bell Informationen zum Autor Cheryl Casone is a reporter and anchor for the Fox Business Network! focusing on jobs! the economy! and women in the workplace. She has also reported on the economic impact of war! consumer fraud! global markets! foreign investment and corporate governance. This is her first book. Marsha, a secretary, had always worked full time before she became a mom. She took two years off when she had a baby girl and then, when she went back to work, chose temping so that she could spend more time with her daughter. Marsha wanted to be able to stay home when her baby was sick or when she and her husband wanted to take a vacation, and temp work gave her that flexibility while allowing her to keep her job skills and business contacts up to date. Her daughter, an only child, went to day care and did well there. She liked having kids to play with and, luckily, was a very easy child at home. When her daughter turned four and was gearing up for kindergarten, Marsha knew it was time to go back to work full time. She loved being home with her daughter but, in truth, she loved working, too: “It rounded out my life.” Working was what she knew—going to an office, meeting goals, and experiencing adult social interaction. It was something she really liked and needed as part of her life. Staying at home full time, especially with a happy and healthy child in school, just wasn’t for her. It’s possible she could also see the writing on the wall, for not long after returning to work, she and her husband separated, and later divorced. Marsha is in her seventies now, but she remembers her days as a working mom with great pride. Working made her whole and satisfied. It made her happy, and that made her a happy mother. She still thinks that mothers who work outside the home get the best of both worlds, despite the sacrifices and challenges they face. Marsha had only a few professional options in her era-secretary, teacher, and maybe nurse. That's changed today, of course, but still she believes that she and other moms like her set a good example for their children by working outside the home. She's right-her child was positively affected and influenced by her decision to work. I should know. I'm that child. Every morning, I watched my mother get up early to prepare for her day and help me get ready for mine before we headed out the door together. Every night I felt her enthusiasm and love when she got home and spent the evening with me. And on weekends it was just the two of us, too. I never felt her absence. She was always there for me and I'm a better person for having witnessed and lived her warmth and work ethic. She was my role model: a hardworking career woman who, in my eyes, had every thing, and I looked up to her for her ability to juggle her life at work and home with what seemed to be great ease. I'm grateful for the stan dard she set. She was, in part, the inspiration for...
