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unethical?
Hi! Just moved over from the Knot. I have a question about a job I am up for. I am an attorney, and my current contract ends at the end of this month, so I have been frantically looking for jobs. I had an interview that was really promising, but it is about an hour away from home. I am fine with doing that commute for a while, but I don't know how I feel about it long term. I expect to have a baby in about 3 years, and my H's job (which is triple my income) is 15 minutes away from home. We have no real desire to move away from this area, and H obviously won't want to leave his job. I am undecided about whether I will want to work after baby, as well.
The problem is, the firm really stressed that they want someone for the long term, and I feel sort of icky about assuring them that I am fine with the commute and may possibly even move in the future. If they offered it to me, would it be wrong to take it? I really need a job, and I would have no problem with the commute for at least a year and more likely even 2 years. I kind of feel like its nbd, b/c life happens all the time. They could hire a lifelong resident who never wants to move and wants her name on their door, and she could get an epiphany and go live on a commune, or decide to stay at home, or drop dead. I don't feel like I should be unemployed bc my heart isn't necessarily in it forever and ever, but I don't want to lead these very nice people on either.
What do you think?
Re: unethical?
I never said I don't want this career path b/c I want to be a stay at home mom. I am just saying that I understand I won't know how I feel about motherhood vs. career until I actually have the baby. I could feel that pull to stay home with my child, or I could get bored and want to go back to work. I am trying to be flexible since I can't predict the future. I am also just concerned about the commute in general, even if we don't have a baby for like 10 years or something. I just don't know how long I'd be willing to commute that far.
I chose the rigors of the profession because that is what I wanted to do. I wasn't going to skip law school on the chance that I might want to be a stay at home mom one day. Also as an attorney you always have the ability to go out on your own, do contract work, etc. Staying at home for a few years wouldn't kill a career (although this economy might)
They may want someone to stay forever but, realistically, that doesn't happen all that often, either.