Hi Everyone,
The office I have been working out of for the past four years is being closed. Luckily, I have been allowed to transition into a work from home position. I will still be doing the same job (marketing) but now out of my home office.
I have a one year old who I have had in daycare full time. I'm wondering if I should keep my schedule the way it is and her in daycare the same amount of time (8am-4pm, M-F) or if I should try to "flex" my time more. Maybe try and work some early in the morning before she wakes up and then take her in a little later or pick her up early and work more at night. Or will this type of schedule just make me feel crazy?
For other work at home moms...would you say that you still stick to the core business hours and keep your LO's in daycare full days? Also, since I work in marketing, my work is more project based, I don't necessarily need to be available at certain times...I just need to get my work done. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Re: Working from Home
I work PT, but I still flex my hours. I work two days in the office with core hours and then I work on the morning, weekend some, naps, and night. Depending on the week sometimes I take her DC for another day or 1/2 day but sometimes I don't.
PT DC for an infant really isn't an option here so I pay full and drop her off when needed. My DH travels a lot for work so I tend to work more on 'off' hours when he is not around.
I would keep the daycare available, play it by ear and see how it goes.
I worked from home one day a week for DD's first year. Now that's she's a toddler, I will be sending her to child care full time in the fall. Having her at home means that not only do I not get quality work done, but I also don't have quality time with her and she doesn't get the attention and interaction that she gets at child care.
Flexing time sounds like a good idea, but it will make for some long days for you. I think for me it would come down to whether or not I thought the extra time with LO would be quality.
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