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 […]
Aliza Sherman, of many Internet ventures, including WomenEntrepreneur.com asks, “Will Baby Change Business?”
Parent entrepreneurs are often in the situation of having to integrate baby into business if they want their business to continue. But, sometimes, it’s a tough decision whether or not to be up front about a baby in a business setting.
I hate […]
Ever have those days where you feel like you’re doing neither kids nor career very well?
Yeah, me neither.
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The latest “Speak Your Mind” topic on Work It, Mom is, “Have you become less ambitious about your career and personal goals since having kids?”
What an interesting question.
My first thought was, “I wonder if someone would ask a working father that?” I’m not sure, why I felt that way, but, at first it seemed […]
Though it’s not terribly surprising, research has shown that there is a consistent association between job quality and parents’ reports of their children’s well-being and behavior:
The research was based on a sample of 4600 working parents with children aged four to five:
It shows lack of job security and autonomy at work is an often […]
Nataly, at Work-It, Mom! had an interesting experience when she approached potential contributors to the site.
Two women she spoke with expressed concerns about writing for the site, they were worried about being associated with “mommy sites”.
While the term “mommy blogger” has been hotly debated out there, this is a little different twist on the […]
Yes, I know, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day has already passed, I am interested to see how you spent it.
I have never really worked in a job where it was appropriate to bring a child to work with me, but, I know there are people who feel that it is their […]
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