{"id":14524,"date":"2025-12-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=14524"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:32:54","slug":"4-things-ive-learned-about-growing-my-career-as-a-working-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/life-at-intuit\/people-culture\/4-things-ive-learned-about-growing-my-career-as-a-working-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Things I’ve Learned about Growing My Career as a Working Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m Jenny, a Staff Marketing Manager for the Global Business Solutions Group (GBSG) Partner Marketing Team. I\u2019m also the co-founder of Intuit\u2019s brand new Employee Resource Group (ERG), Guardians: Parents and Caregivers Network. Becoming a mother changed the way I live and work, and I\u2019m excited to share how I\u2019ve grown my career at Intuit in a few big ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years before working at Intuit, I worked on a small marketing team at a mid-sized tech startup. We were tight knit, and had many highs as well as many lows. We came together to solve gnarly business problems, and we knew each person\u2019s partners and kids by name. We supported each other when people were having a rough time outside of work. I invited my entire team to my wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, I thought we were just a really social bunch. However, I now realize we chose to bring our entire selves to work. I feel lucky I\u2019ve been able to continue this culture at Intuit, at a time when my life is full of the chaotic unpredictability that comes with having 2 small children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I joined Intuit as a first-time parent, 5 months postpartum, so I\u2019ve always \u201cparented out loud.\u201d My team knew that I logged off around 6 pm each night to spend the night with my family; they were the first to be alerted when my husband and I had to race my daughter to urgent care in the middle of the day. They also knew that I wanted to deliver extraordinary outcomes for our customers and be challenged in my career just as much as anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Manager is Your Champion, Not Your Supervisor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I prepared my final interview presentation for Intuit, called A4A (Assess for Awesome), I included my strengths as part of my \u201cAbout Me\u201d section. I also included many photos of my baby daughter. In my first meetings with my new manager, I continued to share how I was demonstrating these strengths. We started a great working relationship in which I made an impact\u2014on both the business and the culture\u2014and she got the satisfaction of supporting my growth (and then getting to brag about me during end-of-year reviews).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always felt my manager was my champion\u2014both professionally and personally. So when I told her I wanted to discuss my promotion path, she shared that we would absolutely start unofficially making a business case, so we\u2019d be ready when my promotion nomination was approved. I created a \u201cbrag book\u201d where I captured all my wins and positive feedback. My manager added to it and kept me informed on the timing for promotion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working Parenthood as a Podium, Not a Crutch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I found out I was pregnant with my second child, I didn\u2019t feel scared or nervous to share my news with my manager. I felt empowered and excited. Going on parental leave meant I would be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n