The show argues that working doesn't just mean a job. For Kate, work is staying relevant in an agency that forgot she existed. For Anne, work is the emotional labor of raising a teenager. For Frankie, work is the effort required to not drive her car into a lake. The first season masterfully argues that "having it all" is a myth. You can have a career and a child, but you will likely fail at both in the same week.
Since its debut in 2017, Workin’ Moms , created by and starring Catherine Reitman, has been lauded for its raw, often uncomfortable honesty about early motherhood. Season 1 (comprising 13 episodes of approximately 22 minutes each) follows four Toronto-based mothers navigating the return to work after maternity leave. Unlike idealized portrayals in shows like Full House or the guilt-ridden melodrama of Bad Moms (2016), Workin’ Moms leverages cringe comedy and situational absurdity to expose the gap between societal expectations of motherhood and lived reality. Workin- Moms - Season 1
