ABC News Says to Keep Your Day Job While Caregiving
Posted May 14 2009 4:32pm
Keeping your day job while caregiving has many benefits. Money comes to mind, as does Social Security if you ever want to retire, and not having a huge gap in your work history, should you drop out to give 24/7 care to elders and then want or need to go back to work. Just ask me. I had a twenty year gap after staying at home to care for elders (quantity of seven) spread out over two decades, plus I have a son with chronic health problems. I did some freelance writing, plus tried a part-time job or two, but none of that added much to my resume.
Keeping your day job while caregiving has many benefits. Money comes to mind, as does Social Security if you ever want to retire, and not having a huge gap in your work history, should you drop out to give 24/7 care to elders and then want or need to go back to work. Just ask me. I had a twenty year gap after staying at home to care for elders (quantity of seven) spread out over two decades, plus I have a son with chronic health problems. I did some freelance writing, plus tried a part-time job or two, but none of that added much to my resume.