RTO woes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carpool and get your kid a ride to the meet. You meet them there.

We have a lot of this for away meets.

PP here to add that our Monday night B meets start at 6:30.

[Anonymous]

Once again summer swim is a choice not a requirements. We have always worked full time in the office and found ways to make it work. We hired sitters instead of camps and get to work earlier/leave earlier to make meets. Also volunteer a ridiculous amount.

[Anonymous]

Swim summer teams exploded during covid because it was one of the only things to do and then after covid, it benefited from work from home. I imagine numbers will probably drop over the next couple years - and honestly, that's okay. Your kid isn't going to go to college on a swim scholarship from their 6 weeks of summer swim. And the random camps that you can sign them up for are just as fun and fulfilling. I'd love to move on from this idea that everyone does summer swim.

[Anonymous]

I hear you, OP. We do any and all of the following:

-Pack bags the night before
-Take advantage of any flexibilities one/both spouses have
-Carpool
-Let go of any pressure to be at the pool during practice. If someone else can drive your kid(s) there, offer to pick them all up

I realize this is harder for littler kids, but also IME, the junior coaches do a great job of helping younger kids get ready. It's doable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swim summer teams exploded during covid because it was one of the only things to do and then after covid, it benefited from work from home. I imagine numbers will probably drop over the next couple years - and honestly, that's okay. Your kid isn't going to go to college on a swim scholarship from their 6 weeks of summer swim. And the random camps that you can sign them up for are just as fun and fulfilling. I'd love to move on from this idea that everyone does summer swim.

Summer swim team has always been popular. It didn't "explode" over covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swim summer teams exploded during covid because it was one of the only things to do and then after covid, it benefited from work from home. I imagine numbers will probably drop over the next couple years - and honestly, that's okay. Your kid isn't going to go to college on a swim scholarship from their 6 weeks of summer swim. And the random camps that you can sign them up for are just as fun and fulfilling. I'd love to move on from this idea that everyone does summer swim.

Summer swim team has always been popular. It didn't "explode" over covid.

We actually found it to be the opposite. Post covid we had fewer younger kids who could swim because they missed the learn to swim portion of swim team and joined at 8 or 9 with no idea how to really swim

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once again summer swim is a choice not a requirements. We have always worked full time in the office and found ways to make it work. We hired sitters instead of camps and get to work earlier/leave earlier to make meets. Also volunteer a ridiculous amount.

Sometimes there is progress. We used to work 12 hour shifts six days a week. Sometimes there retrenchment.

Ironic that we’re doing this bc most research suggests that RTO is hurting productivity.

[Anonymous]

It just shows how much WFH abused businesses. No wonder productivity has been soaring with RTO.

[Anonymous]

Per usual, the truth is somewhere in between. Do workers benefit from more WFH and flexible schedules; absolutely. Do employers benefit from happier more productive employees; absolutely. Does this flexibility need to have limits and is it sometimes better to get things done in person; absolutely.

[Anonymous]

They ride their bike to swim practice

[Anonymous]

Remember, Summer Swim is a lot less important than the adults keeping their job. Maybe the kid misses some meets. Maybe the kid chooses a different activity - only if it works for the family

[Anonymous]

The water is chilly. The rain and clouds keep coming. The kids are annoyed with all the hours back and forth to the pool. Prioritize your job, Op.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not me thinking this post was about Relay Take Offs.

Ha! My RTO woe last week was DQ’ing my own child’s winning relay due to a false start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once again summer swim is a choice not a requirements. We have always worked full time in the office and found ways to make it work. We hired sitters instead of camps and get to work earlier/leave earlier to make meets. Also volunteer a ridiculous amount.

Times are different. I work for a government contractor and all of us are working extremely hard to recover from DOGE cuts and ensure we are not laid off. We are also taking work home. And on top of all this stress, money is tight because of inflation, and added camps/baby sitters.

So no, it’s hard, very hard. And it’s ok to acknowledge that it’s hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It just shows how much WFH abused businesses. No wonder productivity has been soaring with RTO.

Productivity is not going up. I am stressed and I am not as productive as I was when I was working from home.

It’s all about control. And RTO is anti-family.