She gives up high-paying tech job to become stay-home mum and entrepreneur — here's why

After heading back to her corporate job post maternity leave, Guai Wan Ling found herself juggling three full-time roles — a senior product designer in a tech firm, the boss of her own storybook app venture and a mother to a baby boy. She was at a career peak, already earning a six-figure annual salary in her early 30s. But the strain of work, entrepreneurship and motherhood combined soon took a toll on her, and something had to give.

She gives up high-paying tech job to become stay-home mum and entrepreneur — here's why. After heading back to her corporate job post maternity leave, Guai Wan Ling found herself juggling three full-time roles — a senior product designer in a tech firm, the boss of her own storybook app venture and a mother to a baby boy. She was at a career peak, already earning a six-figure annual salary in her early 30s. But the strain of work, entrepreneurship and motherhood combined soon took a toll on her, and something had to give. "There are days when I feel like I'm being pulled in two directions, wanting to build something meaningful in my work, but also wanting to be fully present for my child," Wan Ling, now 35, tells AsiaOne. "At this stage, I feel very strongly that I don't want to sacrifice his development for my career. These early years m...