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https://www.bas.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Wisconsin-at-Rothera-enhanced-@Jenny-Symons.jpg44322493It can be difficult for anyone to find the right balance between their career and family. For some jobs these challenges reach new levels when the role requires you to work away from home for months at a time. This is most apparent for careers in the Forces or the Merchant Navy, but it is also true for many people who work in jobs that require field work, such as polar science.