It is perfectly possible to return to the workplace. It takes a lot more effort and hard work though.

1. Four years is not a very short time.

For people in the workplace, the more golden workplace time is only about 30 years when you do the math. So four years is definitely not a short period of time for everyone's career development. So if you want to make up for it, the accumulation of four years in the workplace requires more effort on your part.

2, the society is developing rapidly, the knowledge, skills iterative update quickly.

For a full-time mom who has been away from the workplace for four years, it is very likely that the vocational skills she originally possessed have not been able to keep up with the reality of the needs of the industry, of course, not all industries and professions are in this situation, just to say that most of the cases should be so. If, during these four years, one really has to be a complete full-time mom, the rustiness of professional skills is unavoidable. So, full-time moms need to be prepared for the fact that many younger people, too, may temporarily outperform you at your job. Your competition is not the same generation as before, they are younger and more energetic.

3. Are the workplace contacts still there?

Interpersonal rely on interaction, there is no usual work in the back and forth, it is likely that their original accumulation of useful workplace network resources, have been non-existent. Therefore, it is very likely that your original left and right workplace environment, in the re-entry to the workplace will need to start again. And that's a big challenge for you.

4, want to re-enter the workplace, the most critical is to adjust the mindset.

What empty cups and humility aside. At the very least, you should let yourself re-have a newcomer's mindset in the workplace, and most importantly, don't let go of the past, or else you are likely to let yourself be burdened with heavy baggage.