Though it’s probably a sign that I read too much celebrity gossip, the whole thing about Jamie Lynn Spears being pregnant started me thinking about what it must be like to be so young and among other things, have to deal with the potential loss of a career due to having a child.
Though she obviously […]
January 1st marks a year since I started writing for Career and Kids. It’s been a good one, as I’ve “met” new friends and we’ve shared our thoughts about our work, kids and lives.
Here’s a look back at the most popular posts (or, at least the ones you responded to) of 2007:
January: Transitioning between […]
I was looking at my schedule for the rest of the week, and, I thought I’d have to go to work late on Friday.
Somewhere along the line, I agreed that my daughter could have the whole basketball team to spend the night tomorrow night.
However, reality slapped me in time, and, I realized that after […]
I ran across a Career Journal article titled The 10 Most Overpaid U.S. Jobs And the Little Effort They Require thinking it might be a tongue in cheek look at some jobs that might be good for someone making a career fit with their family needs.
However, it actually is a kind of cynical (but vaguely […]
A few weeks ago, over at On Balance, Rebeldad had a great post about things NOT to say to work at home, or, work outside the home parents (Good grief, there are some nasty, nasty commenters there, btw).
I’ve been a parent for 13 years, and, I’ve heard a lot of stuff about working parents. I’ve […]
Recently, a friend told me that she was really grateful for the advice I gave her a few years ago when she was having guilt about sending kids to daycare.
I have no recollection of dispensing wisdom to my friend back then, but, I’m glad I said something that was helpful to her back then.
My philosophy […]
Overheard at lunch: a young professional man on his cell phone telling a potential employer telling them he can’t travel, or, accept a certain low (I think) salary because his daughter is 17 months old, and, he wants to be around to “be a dad”.
He sounded a little disappointed that he couldn’t take the job, […]
The discussion at The Juggle the other day about “do your parents support your work-family choices?” kind of hit home with me.
While my parents are/were nothing but supportive, my dad did make a statement after I had my first child along the lines of, “Wow, the daycare is very good, I never thought you’d […]
A while back, we talked about requesting time off for unspecified “things” when you are a parent, but, how much do you reveal when you are late to work?
Apparently, some excuses are seen as more legitimate than others when you get to your desk after the appointed hour.
According to the UK Times Online:
More than half […]
I’m a nurse, sometimes it’s interesting to kids, sometimes it’s not.
Occasionally, I get asked to speak at school, or, Scouts. I don’t work in patient care, so, sometimes I have a hard time explaining that a nurse doesn’t always directly take care of sick people, so, I don’t bring cool things like syringes or […]
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