It's working for Charlotte N.
Dallas, TX
2 children
During COVID, I have been able to have my children home with me while I work from home. It is not an issue if they show up in a meeting which has been a huge relief since I have two very small children at home.
Which of the following are you trying to fit with your job/career? ________________________________________________________________________
Caring for young children (1-5 years)How has COVID-19 impacted your job/work responsibilities? How has it impacted your responsibility to care for your family?
Covid-19 has greatly impacted my professional life and life as a mother. The two are now greatly intertwined and it is extremely difficult for me to excel in either area. Although it is difficult and exhausting at times, I absolutely love having my children with me all day.Was there ever a time when you felt there was an unspoken barrier or preconceived notion that interfered with your job or career? Please share.
That becoming a mother/growing my family is a burden to my employer.What is one thing you wish your employer understood about you and your life?
How the policies they create/change impact their employees and our families.
If you could change one thing about your job to make it easier for you to fit work with your other professional, educational, or caregiver responsibilities, what would it be?
Onsite childcare and flexibility in work hours and location.What is something your employer has done well to make it easier to fit work with your other professional, educational, or caregiver responsibilities?
During COVID, I have been able to have my children home with me while I work from home. It is not an issue if they show up in a meeting which has been a huge relief since I have two very small children at home.HOW EASY WAS IT TO PUT (AND MAINTAIN) A CHILDCARE/ELDERCARE ARRANGEMENT TOGETHER AND DID IT WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY?
Childcare is extremely expensive. My husband and I now have jobs where we work opposite hours so that our children are in childcare for a very minimal amount of time, if at all. I am currently pregnant and to have all of my three children in childcare in the fall, it would cost $2,000+ a month. We just can't afford this.Of all your professional, educational, or caregiver responsibilities, which creates the most stress with your job/career? Please share why?
Caregiver responsibilities. Managing my kids basic needs while working. Making sure I am providing them with nutritious meals for lunch, interacting with them as much as possible during working hours, spending time with them outside, all of these can be challenging when I'm in meetings all day.
Thinking about fitting your job/career with your professional, educational, or caregiver responsibilities, is there anything that used to be manageable that no longer is? Is there anything that used to be able to count on, that you no longer can?
I previously had children in childcare and I had a separation between work and family life. Now there is no longer a separation which is extremely challenging.