WFH and taking advantage? (Children)

[Anonymous]

I don’t like when people - at work or home - are too distracted to do what we need to be doing. No need to single out parents or WFH - that is not the issue.

[Anonymous]

It is against the law to bill or work from home for the government and have a child under 12 at home without childcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH sometimes and believe me, I never WANT my toddler to be home from daycare.

Agree the norm should be to have childcare coverage during working hours.

When there are multiple young children in daycare just please be aware that sick days are frequent, especially if one kid is an infant getting illnesses for the first time. So the employee in question may not have much choice, and you may actually be getting more work out of them if the choice is WFH day vs. sick day with no work.

I’d rather they take a sick day.

Yeah, you say that until you have a time sensitive project with an inflexible deadline that they're supposed to be on.

OP you sound like a jerk. And I'm someone who doesn't generally like kids or have patience for kids.

This. Especially since they’re posting this on the 4th of July when it’s a good bet their colleague has no childcare options today. Either give people sufficient time off (including federal holidays!) or assume you’ll have to see their kids occasionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is against the law to bill or work from home for the government and have a child under 12 at home without childcare.

Source?
Am I going to go to federal prison if my 11.5 year old is home watching tv while home sick from school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH sometimes and believe me, I never WANT my toddler to be home from daycare.

Agree the norm should be to have childcare coverage during working hours.

When there are multiple young children in daycare just please be aware that sick days are frequent, especially if one kid is an infant getting illnesses for the first time. So the employee in question may not have much choice, and you may actually be getting more work out of them if the choice is WFH day vs. sick day with no work.

Yea but before covid and the advent of WFH these days were far fewer. Clearly lots of mothers are taking advantage.

Let’s not single out mothers, you jerk.

[Anonymous]

Someone with toddlers didn’t have to pay for it before Covid. Since then COL including housing, daycare, and food costs have gone up astronomically. If you’re paying enough for current housing, food, and a nanny, you can certainly complain. Are you?

[Anonymous]

Team OP here. You can’t be a full time parent and employee in the same 8 hours.
That being said, I agree WFH is a scam for many non-parents also.

[Anonymous]

Where is it not mandatory?

[Anonymous]

I am curious, is it mostly men doing this? I’m a female in a managerial position with a 1 year old but I have never had them on a work call. I’ve arranged my schedule that way out of respect for my job and my colleagues. However many of the men I work with will always a kid coming in and out.

[Anonymous]

This still amazes me. My husband and I have a 4.5yo and 2.5yo (so we had an infant and toddler throughout the worst of covid with frequent childcare closures). Neither of us has ever had a kid with us on a call.

[Anonymous]

OP, wake up and smell the coffee. This isn’t 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, wake up and smell the coffee. This isn’t 2020.

Right. Nowadays women can openly fleece their employers and the taxpayer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone with toddlers didn’t have to pay for it before Covid. Since then COL including housing, daycare, and food costs have gone up astronomically. If you’re paying enough for current housing, food, and a nanny, you can certainly complain. Are you?

NP who is paying for housing, food and childcare. I agree with OP, you should have childcare for your kid. Would DH and I love to not pay for childcare and pocket that cash? Of course. But we knew when we had a child that we were responsible for their care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone with toddlers didn’t have to pay for it before Covid. Since then COL including housing, daycare, and food costs have gone up astronomically. If you’re paying enough for current housing, food, and a nanny, you can certainly complain. Are you?

NP who is paying for housing, food and childcare. I agree with OP, you should have childcare for your kid. Would DH and I love to not pay for childcare and pocket that cash? Of course. But we knew when we had a child that we were responsible for their care.

But you don’t know what OP is paying yet. So who knows if OP can afford workers who have childcare.

[Anonymous]

I am so shocked to find an anti-WFH post on DCUM! WOW - revolutionary stuff!!