Prioritize Work-Life Balance

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential for long-term career growth. Overworking can lead to burnout and affect performance, potentially leading to career stagnation. Women in tech should set clear boundaries, allocate time for personal development, and ensure they are taking care of their physical and mental health.

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential for long-term career growth. Overworking can lead to burnout and affect performance, potentially leading to career stagnation. Women in tech should set clear boundaries, allocate time for personal development, and ensure they are taking care of their physical and mental health.

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Silvia Colorado
Senior Account Manager at WSO2

I want to speak from my own perspective, and specifically about something I’ve been facing recently: the idea of becoming a mom, and the very real fear of what it could mean for my career. It’s a feeling that, in many ways, is unique to women.

I keep coming back to something Indra Nooyi, ex CEO of PepsiCo, once said: that the biological clock and the career clock are in total conflict. It might sound obvious, even a cliché, but I haven’t been able to forget it. Just as you’re getting ready for that manager role, just as the promotion is within reach, that’s exactly when motherhood arrives.

Yes, it feels unfair. But I also can’t stop rethinking the whole career I’ve built for myself with so much effort, and the idea that starting a family means slowing down.

The truth is that our personal lives will always affect our work. It’s impossible to keep them apart. Maybe when I come back from maternity leave, I’ll realize I don’t love my job anymore. Or maybe the opportunities I’m putting on pause now are simply going to come later, perhaps at a moment when I’m more ready for them.

What I do know is that being stuck should only ever be temporary. When you’re no longer learning, no longer being challenged or no longer growing, that’s the sign it’s time to move. No one gets anywhere or real fulfilment by staying in their comfort zone.

I think the professional side of this has already been covered well by the great insights shared here. I would only add one thing: your personal situation matters too, and it’s okay for your priorities to change over time. And maybe career stagnation isn’t always a setback. Sometimes it’s a sign to move things around and find something that better fits where you are in life.

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