If you work from home at all, come in!

inluv4life2 · July 2014

I have a second interview tomorrow with a company that would allow me to work from home two days a week.

If you WFH what do you for childcare? Or do you handle it yourself while working? Any tips or thoughts?

Just curious if a cost savings in childcare is a factor here. Obv I'm assuming I'll get an offer but only because I have to play out every scenario in advance.

JackieP1023 · July 2014

I currently work at 2 part time jobs where I do put in varying hours per week from home. I do this solely to save on daycare, so I keep baby at home with me. However, I typically only need to put in 2-4 hours when I am at home, so I basically work for 8 hours, interrupted by baby feedings, etc. I would not be able to do it if I had to actually put in 8 solid hours of work. I also do some things after hours, which helps make up some of my time (and MH is home to keep the baby then).

That said, both of my jobs are super lenient. Both allowed me to work 100% from home through most of my pregnancy (from about 15w through 6w PP)

[Deleted User] · July 2014

The user and all related content has been deleted.

ras26 · July 2014

I work at home 2 days per week. Although there are exceptions, I think most employers either assume or mandate that you have alternate child care while you are working at home. I am pretty sure it was even in my work at home agreement that I must have dependent care while I am working at home. It's not really possible to do a good job of either doing your work or taking care of your kid at the same time.

ETA: What you can do is fold laundry during conference calls, get dinner started during when would normally be your commute time, run at lunch without having to shower, etc.

[Deleted User] · July 2014

The user and all related content has been deleted.

inluv4life2 · July 2014

Thanks all, I could be totally wasting time even thinking about this but I know this job pays a bit less than I currently. if I have a savings on care that might make the difference not as big of a deal. Although there are lots of other positives about this potential job. Hmm. Trying not to be nervous!

TessyMessy · July 2014

I WFH 1 or 2 days per week. I try to plan one day around DH's day off depending on his schedule. The second day I either wing it alone or have my niece watch LO for a few hours. It has been nice this summer having DS1 home to help keep LO entertained.
I think the nature of your work and how flexible your employer will determine how much help you would need with LO.

BB0214 · August 2014

I mostly handle it myself. But I have a day or 2 a week where I'll get an available family member to watch LO so I can work uninterrupted. I'm a therapist, so when I see clients it's after H gets home in the evening or on Saturday morning.

Want a personalized experience?

If you work from home at all, come in!

Re: If you work from home at all, come in!

Choose Another Board

Search Boards