Jobtitle: Mom,Homemaker

I came across this interesting article on Salary.com and prompted me to pen down my thoughts.

Often at social gathering ,interacting with less familiar people,I am often asked if I am working for which I always answer with a smile that I stay at home and take care of my little kids. To which I get the "look " from them.

By look I mean its either a look of disdain- assuming I am not educated enough to find a job. If they do know that I have a PG degree, its a look of pity- assuming I am lazy and not smart enough to do something better than stay at home.

In my mom's days, people always related to a homemaker in a positive way,but these days if you are educated and still are a stay at home mom-then there is something terribly wrong with you.
I was thankful for having my mom at home always ready with yummy food, never too busy to listen how my day went,always keeping the home clean and helping us out with everything.

Who the hell thinks being a mom is easy???
In my working days before I had kids, I used to think being a "full time" mom was easy.But later when I became a mom of 1 and very soon 2 kids,I realised this maybe probably the toughest job on earth. Here is hysterical way of describing the job of mom.

POSITION :Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Momma, Ma

JOB DESCRIPTION:Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT &PROMOTION:Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you .

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION :Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS :While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.


So to all my working mom friends-hats off to you managing corporate world and world at home. For my stay at home mom friends-Always feel its the best job in the world.