Shelly Donaher
Area Sales Process Manager, Canada
Mother of one toddler
Excerpt from Shelly's essay (p.36)
The hardest time is in the evening, when I have to finish some things from work, do schoolwork, and try to fit in some quality time with my daughter. So I’ve learned to take my job hat home, applying a sense of urgency to things that need to get done. My job at home is definitely the second shift, and I try to be just as organized there as I am at work. If I have a deadline in front of me, I like to just get the job done, rather than getting anxious about it. … I sometimes think life would be just perfect if I had a wife, cook, or maid. Why she wanted to contribute her story to the book:I wanted to contribute for a couple of reasons:
- I think it is important to share your story. A lot of people think that they are alone in juggling motherhood, marriage, home, work, school etc. As you see that is not the case since we have enough stories for a book
- It is important to share how difficult and busy a woman’s life is. We have that added responsibility that most men don’t. We actually have another full time job waiting for us at home.
- Most important, EMC is a great company to work for. In saying that, a lot is expected of you because EMC hires the best of best people. I think that the women in this company are absolutely amazing to be able to excel at their job at EMC and excel at what they do at home. This shows the fantastic talent that EMC has working for them.
