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Labeled In The Job Market |
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2006-12-05
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Labeled In The Job Market
Dear Dr. Laura,
I am re-entering the job market after 8 years at home. I have been faced with a "labeling" situation because of my time away. I have grown frustrated and disgusted by some of the reaction I have received. I've actually had agencies refuse to consider my resume because of my lapse. Instead of the stuffy, "professional" cover letter, I have decided this one might put it all on the table in advance. Here's what I propose to send from now on. It will be interesting to see the response. I'll gladly keep you posted on my progress:
Dear Future Employer;
Attached you will find my resume for your review. It contains many accomplishments throughout my professional career. It also contains an employment lapse of eight years. You may wonder why I haven't worked in so long and I have provided you with a list of explanations to follow:
- I re-married in 1998, to a man who had 5 children.
- I have a daughter who was 15 at the time. She needed my supervision.
- The biological mother of the 5 children decided line-dancing and boyfriends were more important than raising her kids. She abandoned them.
- We gained full custody of all 5 children. We haven't seen the mother since.
- They and my daughter needed stability and a stay-home mom.
- My twelve hour work-day wasn't going to be conducive to raising respectful, accomplished, well rounded children.
So I quit without hesitation.
- We did without so I could be home. Now 2 of them are in college, and my daughter just got married.
After eight years of raising these wonderful individuals, it has become necessary for me to return to the work force. It is not something I choose, but it is financially necessary. Fortunately, my husband's schedule can be altered to allow for continued full time parenting for the three children who still require our guidance.
If you consider me "brain-dead" because I was a homemaker and mother, than I do not want to work for you. You obviously have no idea what type of organizational skills, and multi-tasking it takes to raise such a large family. If you consider what I did to be honorable, and a wise choice, than we need to talk.
I will let you know in advance that I will be a loyal employee during my workday, but after that I am dedicated only to my family. I will leave if need be to tend to any emergency that might come up with my children during the work day. I will place pictures of my family at my desk so I'll require a large work space. If you can handle this, than we are on the same page.
You see, I will only work for a company who values their families as much as I do. I can only be productive in an environment that encourages those values rather than dismiss them as a plague on company profits. If we can agree to these terms, I might consider you as a future employer.
Sincerely,
Laura
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