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Returning to Work After a Leave |
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Michele
Marrinan |
So you took
some time off from work. People do it all the time,
right? Sure, but you've been gone for several weeks on
an extended leave. You had legitimate reasons for taking
the time, but you're worried about how the absence will
affect your career. Here's how to make sure that it
doesn't -- at least not adversely.
Stay in Touch
A successful return depends largely on how you conduct
yourself during your time away. Keep your skills current
by picking up an occasional freelance project and
staying in touch with coworkers. Join a professional
organization, or get together casually with colleagues.
"You can maintain a network in a very nonthreatening
way," says Kathy McDonald, a career consultant and
coauthor of Creating Your Life Collage: Strategies for
Solving the Work/Life Dilemma. She left the corporate
rat race to reevaluate her career Goals and then never
went back. "I am in a book club with a lot of my former
corporate colleagues," she reports. "In between
discussions about the book and a light dinner, I get to
hear about what's going on in the company."
Clear the Air
Whether you took time off to have a baby, care for a
sick relative or rejuvenate, chances are your personal
situation has changed. You may no longer want -- or be
able -- to work 12-hour days. Don't be afrAid to tell
your boss that. But choose your words carefully. "You
never say to a boss, 'my first priority now is my
children,'" says DeAnne Rosenberg, a career consultant
in Wareham, Massachusetts, and author of A Manager's
Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job. "That's
like waving a red flag in front of the bull. Even though
your priorities have changed, don't share that with the
folks at work."
Let's say a meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Tell your boss
that you'd like to stay, but that "prior commitments"
make that impossible. Offer to prepare materials ahead
of time or conference into the meeting from home.
Deliver the Goods
The best way to keep your boss happy is to produce and
to make sure he knows that you do. Prepare a weekly
project status report. List your projects, along with
their status and the next steps planned. "You start
moving the paradigm to measuring the work you deliver,
not the hours you put in," says McDonald. "Your work can
get lost among everyone else's work. A tangible,
one-page summary is a quick snapshot that shows you are
delivering the goods."
Have Fun
Don't jump right back into the fire. That would, after
all, defeat much of the purpose of taking a leave. Make
sure that you're returning to work you enjoy. If not,
consider changing jobs or careers. "Ideally, you want to
find a company with values that align with yours,"
McDonald says. "The last thing you want to do is go back
to a job that makes you as miserable as the one you
left."
Effect Change
If your old company doesn't fit your new lifestyle,
change it. And don't think it can't be done. Several of
McDonald's clients have successfully negotiated job
share, flextime and part-time arrangements. Worst-case
scenario, your boss says no. Best case, the company
agrees to your proposal -- and all because you had the
guts to broach the subject.
Just don't get too comfortable in your newfound work
arrangement. As with most things in life, you may have
to make additional adjustments along the way. "When you
solve the work/life dilemma, you don't just settle it
once," McDonald explains. "It's really a journey. You
will craft different solutions depending on the
different life stage you're in." |
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This article originally appeared on Monster.com. |
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