What It Takes To Give Up Working In A Civil Engineering Firm
As a father of three children, I am proud to say that my wife and I have made a good job in raising and supporting them
. Two of my kids are already on their own; with a stable career and family while the youngest is still studying in college. All this time I have been working hard to provide the growing needs of my loved ones. I am a civil engineer and I have worked in three firms for almost thirty years and the last one where I am hired right now is where I have stayed the longest.
It is fun to be a working father although there are downsides to it. Depending on your profession and the demands from your work, at the end of the day you go home with the lights already out and all of them asleep. The next day, you wake up early and they are still asleep. Sometimes your job requires you to travel far and that is the most difficult part because you will leave behind your family temporarily. You will not be there for them in case something happens. Moreover, you always put to mind that you have to do this no matter what happens because this will make their lives more convenient.
Working in a civil engineering firm demands a lot of time from me. I love my job but I also love my family. Finding balance is not always easy because you will end up compromising one for the other. What I do is I give time to spend with them whenever I am free and I talk to them just about anything. My wife has been so supportive of me all this time and I am so thankful for that.
In a man's life, he is traditionally given the role of the provider of the household while the woman watches over the kids. I must admit it is such a rewarding feeling to be able to give them more than what you expect you could, materially speaking but sometimes if you pause for a while and look around you, you will realize that what matters to you the most is the time you are with them. That is why I have already made up my mind. I am soon going to resign in one of the most respectable civil engineering firms. I will give this up just to be with my family because I am afraid I will regret this if I do not make use of my remaining time here on earth.