Quit as a contractor?
I’m a little over a month postpartum and a FTM. A couple weeks ago, I started a WFH contractor position with a reputable company that I had accepted back in February. Before anyone asks why I accepted it: the job market has been rough, and so has inflation.
The contract runs through the end of summer, and the company is pretty well known in the edtech space. As a former educator, I’ve been trying to break into edtech for a while, but most companies want experience with Salesforce and similar tools, which this role provides.
So far, we’ve only been in onboarding, and the workload has been manageable. Honestly, the work feels very easy right now (or at least onboarding does), and I already understand the basics of Salesforce. Watching some of the other contractors, I honestly feel overqualified for parts of the role. From what I understand, though, things will ramp up in about a month since summer is their busiest season.
My supervisor has also been understanding so far, especially about me not turning my camera on during some meetings.
My biggest struggle right now is balancing everything with my LO and the sleep deprivation. I’m running on tiny blocks of sleep, and it’s exhausting. My SO has been home helping, but he’s about to go back to work. I should have some family help in a couple of weeks, though.
I also know that if I quit now, I could lose future opportunities with them, especially since they regularly hire contractors.
So I’m torn. Should I try to stick it out a little longer and see if things improve once I have more help? Or does it sound like too much to manage this early postpartum?
And if I do decide to quit, what would be the best/professional way to explain it to them?