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Anyone have any creative 'work scheduling' solutions allowing one to work full time while spending as much time as possible with the kid(s)? I want to have my cake and eat it too.
Asked by alisa , 26th Jul 07 Answer this now »
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Candace 28th Sep
Nataly 2nd Aug 07
Alisa
-
what
you
just
wrote
made
me
remember
something.
I
recently
had
lunch
with
a
very
successful
woman
executive
who
also
has
2
daughters.
She
told
me
that
throughout
her
entire
career
she
always
tried
to
work
from
home
at
least
one
day
a
week
but
that
she
made
that
day
either
Tuesday
or
Wednesday.
She
felt
that
when
she
was
a
junior
employee,
being
in
the
office
on
Fridays
gave
her
superiors
less
of
an
impression
that
she
is
creating
a
3-day
weekend
for
herself
and
when
she
became
a
manager,
it
was
a
good
example
to
set
for
her
employees.
So
just
an
idea.
alisa 2nd Aug 07
These
are
all
great
ideas
-
thanks!
I've
got
a
great
full-time,
salaried
job
working
as
a
writer/editor
-
in
a
friendly
and
flexible
environment.
At
the
moment,
I'm
planning
to
take
Fridays
off
and
try
to
work
those
hours
when
I
can
(over
lunches,
evenings
and
weekends).
I
love
the
idea
of
making
Friday
a
'remote'
day,
though
-
I'll
bet
I
*could*
get
lots
of
work
done
in
about
four
hours!
I also like the idea of starting work early and ending early -- so that I can spend more of each day with my daughter. I wonder ... how exhausting would it be to combine both schedules? Thanks, everyone - you've got me thinking.
Mary Koch 31st Jul 07
I
have
tried
many
arrangements
in
an
effort
to
pull
in
maximum
income
and
still
spend
maximum
time
with
my
son.
A
lot
depends
on
what
kind
of
work
you
do
and
what
you
are
willing
to
give
up
in
exchange
for
more
time
with
your
family.
For
several
years
I
did
data
entry
for
a
company
that
ran
their
shop
24/7
and
let
you
choose
your
own
start
and
end
times.
I
usually
worked
6
to
midnight.(
I
found
that
because
I
wasn't
paying
for
day
care
any
longer,
I
didn't
have
to
work
quite
as
much.)
This
same
company
also
had
a
work-at-home
program,
which
enabled
me
to
do
the
data
entry
from
home.
I
absolutely
loved
the
arrangement,
even
though
I
found
I
had
to
be
incredibly
self-disciplined
to
meet
the
daily
deadlines.
In
exchange
for
being
home
during
the
day
with
my
son,
I
gave
up
having
an
engaging,
interesting
job
(data
entry
is
rather
mindless)
as
well
as
the
ability
to
do
things
in
the
evening.
I
eventually
went
back
to
school
to
get
my
certification
to
teach
elementary
school,
which
is
what
I
do
now.
This
enables
me
to
work
when
my
son
is
at
school
and
be
around
on
most
of
the
days
when
he
has
off.
In
exchange
for
having
school
vacations
and
summers
to
spend
with
my
son,
I've
given
up
the
pleasure
of
dropping
him
off
at
school
and
picking
him
up
at
the
end
of
the
day.
I
also
work
long,
long
hours
during
the
school
year,
especially
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
at
report
card/conference
time.
MaryP 31st Jul 07
Trudi's
answer
made
me
laugh,
because
I
cited
my
friend's
solution,
but
didn't
think
to
suggest
my
own.
I
am
a
daycare
provider.
When
I
got
divorced,
I
needed
an
income
but
didn't
want
to
pop
my
till-then
homeschooled
kids
into
school
-
they
were
making
enough
adjustments
without
that!
A
friend
suggested
daycare,
and
I've
been
doing
it
for
over
eleven
years
now.
One caveat: not all homecare providers will let you send sick children. They're often more flexible than large centres, but many of us do have 'sick child policies'. But as a home-care provider, I am able to BE home with my sick child! What I can't do readily, is get out of the house. So, it's hard to accompany them on school field trips, go to interviews and concerts that are scheduled during the day. An office worker might be able to sneak away for an extra-long lunch once in a while: me, I don't even get to pee on my own!
CursingMama 30th Jul 07
After
feeling
guilty
for
not
having
any
evening
quality
time
with
my
two
school
aged
children
I
worked
with
my
employer
to
adjust
my
schedule
in
a
way
that
allows
me
to
pick
them
up
at
school
everyday
instead
of
having
them
head
to
after
school
care.
I
start
a
lot
earlier
in
the
day
than
I
used
to,
but
that
time
in
the
afternoon
when
the
kids
are
in
"full
report"
mode
is
priceless.
We
discuss
their
days,
my
day,
whats
on
tap
for
dinner,
and
sometimes
even
make
stops
like
the
library.
Trudi Evans 29th Jul 07
You
don't
say
what
type
of
work
you
do,
but
I
would
think
the
easiest
way
to
accomplish
this,
would
be
to
run
an
in-home
daycare.
Our
first
daycare
was
this
type
of
set-up
and
our
daycare
provider
had
her
youngest
son
at
home
and
her
two
older
ones
came
home
from
school
for
lunch
and
helped
entertain
the
younger
kids
when
they
were
finished
school
each
day.
She
was
at
home
with
her
family
and
earned
a
full
time
income
PLUS
she
could
write
off
a
portion
of
her
mortgage,
electric,
heat
and
insurance
bills
for
business
expenses.
The
upside
for
us
was
that
our
son
had
a
second
family.
He
learned
to
love
hockey
by
watching
it
with
her
boys
and
their
father,
when
he
had
a
fever
she
would
tuck
him
into
bed
and
let
him
sleep
it
off
and
we
still
visit
when
we
can.
MaryP 29th Jul 07
A
friend
of
mine
has
arranged
to
work
from
home
for
a
day
a
week.
She
chose
Wednesday,
so
her
child
is
never
in
daycare
for
longer
than
two
days
at
a
stretch.
(Things
being
what
they
are
in
this
city,
she
pays
for
all
five
days
of
care
-
but
that's
only
fair:
SHE'S
getting
paid
for
five
days,
too!)
She finds that, without the interruptions that are inevitable in the office, she can do a full day's work - or close enough! - in about 4 hours. She puts in a couple of those hours during nap times, and the rest later in the evening when her husband is home. Most weeks, it works just fine!
Caitlin McDonald 27th Jul 07
At
the
office
where
I
used
to
work,
there
were
options
for
us
to
come
in
four
days
a
week,
from
7-6
(it
adds
two
hours
to
every
work
day
for
four
days,
so
there
is
your
fourth
day
of
work),
so
they
can
have
three-day
weekends.
If
your
work
isn't
dependent
on
your
daily
presence,
you
could
try
to
negotiate
for
this
kind
of
schedule.
Another
option
would
be
to
try
to
work
until
3
daily
instead
of
until
5,
and
then
volunteer
to
do
some
of
your
work
remotely.
Are
you
salaried?
Are
you
paid
by
the
hour,
or
by
whether
or
not
the
work
gets
done?
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