I thought I could juggle motherhood and a promotion at Amazon. A turning point made me reevaluate everything.

• Becca Selah took a job as a senior UX designer at Amazon months after having a baby.
• Asked to lead a major project, she was determined not to let being a new mom define her at work.
• A year later, as the pandemic began and she reevaluated her career, she quit her job.

I worried about what I’d say if people asked about my career

But no one asked.

Becca Selah is a freelance product designer who writes about design, tech, and what it’s like to work in both on Substack.

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