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You haven’t been gone that long. They just learned how to overcomplicate everything. What used to be called a to-do list is now a workflow. A quick chat in the breakroom is now a “scrum.” And a simple “can you do this?” has been elevated to “aligning on deliverables.”
Here’s the thing: if you’ve been raising kids, the office can feel like it’s speaking a foreign language. But trust me, the fundamentals haven’t changed. Communication is still communication. Organization is still organization. And problem-solving? You’ve been doing that every day since the moment you brought another human into this world. I know, because I’ve been there.
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I was thrust into motherhood at 40…and not gently. Before that, I was on top of my game: a successful magazine publisher, and, before that, a PR firm owner. I was used to being the most informed, most accomplished, and (let’s be real) often the youngest person in the room. Then came my first kid… and two years later, my second. Motherhood hit me like a freight train full of Goldfish crackers. Suddenly, I went from high heels to yoga pants, from pitch meetings to PTA meetings, from “What’s our Q4 projection?” to “Why is there a Lego in my coffee?” For the first five years, I survived at work — but I did not thrive. I did what I’d always done, the way I’d always done it, just… slower. Minimum output. Maximum exhaustion.
Then my youngest started school, and I was READY. Like Rocky-running-up-the-steps ready. I dove back into my career at full speed… only to find that everything had changed. There was new software. New jargon. An acronym for everything. And people? People had evolved into their own special brand of corporate crazy. So I learned their language. Mastered their tools. And eventually, I started beating them at their own game. Now, I’m here to give you the shortcut. Because let’s be honest, it’s ridiculous (and frankly insulting) that moms get overlooked when they re-enter the workforce. We’re battle-tested. We’ve negotiated with irrational dictators in Paw Patrol pajamas. We’ve managed simultaneous multi-project crises (birthday party + sick kid + looming tax deadline) without breaking a sweat. We’ve mastered strategic distraction and tactical bribery. You want productivity? Ask a mom.
Slack? SaaS? UI/UX? Scrum? OKR? KPI? WTF?!
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