Is it important to pursue career vs staying in a low paying job to meet work life balance? Pl advice?

Is taking up a job leading to a career advisable when one of the spouse is already travelling and has no reasonable work life balance in a family with school going kids? The current work life balance is worse as both spouses work for the same company and put in significant amt of time at work and very less quality time for kids. With other spouse considering to take up a job which would take away significant amount of family time away from children and their priorities . Yes, with two income it will benefit the family but what is the rationale to let go a promising opportunity . Please advice.Is it important to pursue career vs staying in a low paying job to meet work life balance? Pl advice?
Personally, I would put family first. Sounds like your kids are losing out on your time here. Who are you doing it for, if not them. Why not wait till your spouse has some stability and more time for the kids, then you can advance your career? And you know what, if no big job comes by later, its ok, because your kids got of your time- valuable time in their childhood that you will never get back. Put your kids first.Is it important to pursue career vs staying in a low paying job to meet work life balance? Pl advice?
When the kids are grown, you will realized that you've missed every important milestone in their lives. They will also resent you for not being there when they needed you.





You need to sit down with your spouse and discuss pros and cons. Discuss it with the kids as well if they are old enough to understand the impact your absence will have.
What do YOU want to do? If you're after a career then you need to pursue that. If you need to see your kids often and will be guilty later that you don't spend time with them and find an accomodating job. However, if you shooting for the top of your job field, then you have to make compromises w/family.
my husband took a higher paying job with more opportunities for advancement, to me it was not worth it. He has no relationship with our children 13 %26amp; 15, and at times we barely see each other. think about it, when you need help who is there for you, your job or your family.