Working Mummies Support Group

[Joeve]

I work full time but have a fair amount of flexibility. I work from home 3 days a week.
I am gone 13 hours on the days I go to the office, and it's hard because it's such a long day.
I do feel lucky to have flexibility but I'm about to join a global call at 10pm which makes me feel very unlucky lol

[wysiwyg]

I work full time but have a fair amount of flexibility. I work from home 3 days a week.
I am gone 13 hours on the days I go to the office, and it's hard because it's such a long day.
I do feel lucky to have flexibility but I'm about to join a global call at 10pm which makes me feel very unlucky lol

Similar here I am just finishing up working with India. To most companies I think flexibility means you work when they want you to, and if you need to take an inch like leaving early to make childcare pickup then they take a mile in terms of all sorts of out of hours work. I actually don't really want flexibility - I would far prefer that I just had to work during set work hours only - after all with childcare I don't have any flexibility around days etc and you pay a full day whatever they stay for - I prefer a clear demarcation between work and home.

MN - I really am amazed you can do so much work with your DD at home - I don't think I would get anywhere near that done with DS at home. DD when I had to stay home with her I managed maybe about 5 hours but she watched a lot of TV. I think companies need to be more flexible, but also realize that not all jobs are possible while looking after children and that is also very dependent on the child as well.

[Joeve]

I would agreed about the flexibility thing in previous roles but I work for a great employer so my experience is a good one
The night calls are a pain but I chose how I make back the inconvenience