In 1997, when Linda Albornoz was a director for American Express based in Houston, her husband received a great job offer requiring them to move to San Francisco. Eleven years ago, at most companies that would have meant Albornoz either quit or asked for a reassignment to a desk job, effectively committing career suicide.
Instead, her boss let her set up a virtual office, giving her the flexibility that eventually helped her rise to her current position of vice president, Business to Business (B2B) Payment Solutions. In between, Albornoz and her husband had a daughter, now 7, and they continued to both succeed in their demanding jobs.
Andrea L. Hazard’s been with AT&T for 14 years, starting with its predecessor company SBC right out of college with a marketing degree. Today, she is premier client sales director, Global Enterprise Solutions. Ten years ago, she moved into enterprise sales and has worked in Washington, D.C., Oklahoma City, St. Louis (three times), Dallas (twice), Minneapolis and Nashville. Along the way, she got married and, seven months ago, had her first child, a son. Her husband, who works in telecommunications sales for a different company, relocated with her when she was pregnant, but Hazard realizes that her days of living in a different city virtually every year are going to have to end, especially when her son reaches school age.
