LIFE CHOICES: LOVE VS. CAREER By Johnetta Paye, Esq
DOES A WOMAN HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LOVE & CAREER? This week, I had a conversation with a good friend of mine about whether a woman has to choose between love and career. My friend is a 30-something-year-old attorney. She was recently, offered a job opportunity in L.A. that will allow her to take her career to the next level and expand her professional network. Her boyfriend is Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He works for an accounting firm in Chicago and is not able to move with her to L.A at this time. My friend and her boyfriend are in love, but she is uncertain about how the move to L.A. will impact their relationship. If she stays in Chicago, she will be able to spend time with her boyfriend regularly and knows they will ultimately get married. She is struggling with whether to stay in Chicago for love or move to L.A. and advance her career. Of course most of us remember, the controversial December 10, 2009, Was...