Meetings to writing articles for Amstat News. Often, the volunteer
work needed is extremely flexible, in that it can be done at any
point in the day, right at home. Organizing meetings and events
seems especially good for folks who are busy with little ones; you
can accomplish a lot of the work in small intervals throughout the
day and week. You feel connected to the statistical community, and
all those volunteer activities will bolster your CV, as well.
Keep attending JSM. Okay, I’m lucky. My husband is a statisti-
cian, so if he’s attending, I can tag along at a relatively minimal cost.
But even if your situation is different, it may well be worth the cost
to attend JSM to network and maintain contacts. Remember, you
Asher with daughter, Rosie
are planning to go back to work when your little kids are bigger—
Attend local lectures. If you live near a university or other orga-
so you are just investing in your future career goals.
nization with a lecture series, sign up to be on the distribution
Freelance. I’ve had luck finding small projects in which to be
list, or keep track of lectures posted on the organization’s web site.
involved—some with financial remuneration, some without. But
Hopefully, you will be able to interact with old colleagues and/or
the small size of the projects means I can work on them in my
meet new ones, which should curb that sense of isolation a great
‘spare’ time and balance my full home life with a little career devel-
deal. Even if you only go once or twice a semester, you’ll feel more
opment. When I’m back in the job market, the last ‘X’ years won’t
connected and, more importantly, your face won’t be forgotten
be a blank slate.
while you are gone.
In summary, life at home with the kids doesn’t mean life as a
Volunteer for the ASA or another professional society. To statistician ends. Keep connected and, before you know it, those
function, the ASA needs volunteers in roles from editing journals little angels will be all grown up and you’ll be back in the office,
to serving on committees to manning tables at the Joint Statistical missing the time you spent with them. Really. n
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