Labor & Economic News Blog

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Making a job work

Making a job work
After quitting her job overseeing four Toys "R" Us stores to raise her newborn son, Allison O'Kelly took her Harvard MBA and designed a career she thought would let her excel in business and make time for kids. Her Cobb County-based venture, Mom Corps, aims to connect companies offering flexible work options with former CPAs, marketing specialists, lawyers and other professionals who took time out to become moms. Some of her client firms offer short-term project work. Others have three-day-a-week jobs that fit within "mom hours" when kids are at school. The concept plays well, especially as the wave of retiring baby boomers threatens to drain employers of experienced workers.

 



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