Part-time parenting Part II: Your employer
Posted on | December 16, 2009 | View Comments
In Part-time parenting Part I, we discussed how working parents try and maximize their time with their kids. In this article, we explore the real issue: your employer. Since we all work for a variety of company sizes and cultures, it’s difficult to pitch a one-size-fits-all proposal for this concern. Your employer truly determines how much time you spend with your kids. Granted, your position within the company also drives that but the assumption here is that all of us parenting in Glen Rock have a fair amount of responsibility at work.
Do you carry a work smartphone? Does your company support telecommuting? Does your corporate culture frown on you leaving your desk before a certain time of day? How many parents actually work in your office?
The balance we have to manage here is being professionally successful while navigating the corporate politics and culture of our employer all on top of tryin to get home in time for dinner.
Have you had success in managing your boss’s expectations to the point where you get home consistently and spend real time with the kids? Have you had challenges.
Share your story in the comments.
