Fifteen years ago, I began my career with RSM supporting the consulting line of business as a Client Resource Center coordinator out of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, office. After two and a half years in the role, I took on two new roles: the senior report processing specialist and my favorite role yet, "Mom."
As I learned to balance the role of a working mom with two under two, I was grateful to have RSM for their support in bridging the balance between home and work life. Once my oldest was ready for preschool, I was able to arrange a part-time schedule that allowed me to focus on my children more while working fewer hours. Six years later, life threw our family some curves, and we had to decide whether I should continue supporting our family as a working mom or transition into a full-time stay-at-home mom. I was nervous about leaving the workforce and was curious about what it might look like to get back in, but in 2016, we decided I should stay home with our children full time.