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Anonymous wrote:Why do you need childcare for a middle schooler? Unless there are special needs or maturity issues, s/he can do an activity after school or just walk home on their own when school gets out and let themselves in the house. You work 10 minutes away, close enough for any emergency.

Op here. The school is 15 min walks to home. I am just worried ahead what to do with my oldest child when weather sucks, backpack too heavy or whatever situation. He is a bit immature, and I cannot imagine for him to walk home now. As you say, it is one plus year after, I am just thinking about all possible options.

I hired a driver/after school nanny for this reason. It just made sense for another year or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do other MS families do for MS? That is a problem you have to solve, but I bet other families don't all WFH.
(I have the same problem and my solution is to go in early and leave early, partner handles mornings. I wish I had a 10 minute commute, that would be amazing.)

They walk home as latch key kids or maybe hang out at Starbucks most likely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. I have worked both in public & corporate accounting, I always work with my boss, my team & clients to schedules meeting time that work for everybody. I just avoid some time slots, and I have 5-7 clients. As long as I make up the hours at night or weekends & get work done, so far my company has no problem with me doing flex hours if things come up related to kids or school. When it comes to summer, I go to office like 9:30pm to 2:30pm for some weeks because my kids camp hours are 9am to 3pm. They know they will lose me if they do not give me the flexibility. It has never been an issue to me at current company. I do try my best to sign up at some camps with longer hours. I thought other companies are like that when they would try to accomondate working moms with younger kids, doesn't it? Are other companies that harsh and not flexible to working moms? I am a senior role, not a newbie staff in the industry. I am a laid back person, and I have no intention to open my business.

You should stay at your current job. While full remote is possible now, what you are asking for is difficult unless you are a superstar. Nobody wants to hire someone who is leaving at 3 to pick up kids and has multiple kids at home after that when they can get someone without those restrictions.

That is an insane arrangement to walk into a job, unless you were recruited by a C-level going to bat for you

The current corporate policy seems to be that working moms should be SAHMs.

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Get a sitter or nanny. That's what we did, even though DH and I both had somewhat flexible jobs.

As you are seeing, it's way too hard to juggle both balls. Something will drop.

The US is not family friendly, even though Rs claim they are the party of family values.

[Anonymous]

Can your kids take the bus? My 2nd grader gets on the bus at 815am and off at 4pm abd comes in and gets a snack while I wrap up work

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I would work on asking for more flexibility at your current job. Everyone there knows you and the quality of your work, so you might be able to get it without switching jobs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What do other MS families do for MS? That is a problem you have to solve, but I bet other families don't all WFH.
(I have the same problem and my solution is to go in early and leave early, partner handles mornings. I wish I had a 10 minute commute, that would be amazing.)

They walk home as latch key kids or maybe hang out at Starbucks most likely.

A lot of schools have afterschool activities most days of the week. Some also have a late bus for those kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like you could pick up the MS child from school and have that child pick up the younger ones from the bus stop. Then you are only out for like 15 mins for that pickup.

This is a good solution and I would also put some serious effort into getting the kid ready to walk home alone next year, assuming the walk is safe. I would not change jobs to save a tween from 15 minutes in the rain.

Agree.

There are actually a couple middle schoolers I see every day picking up younger siblings from the bus stop. I see this as a good step in teaching your child independence and responsibility.

I WFH full-time but I agree with the posters that blocking off time every day during that 3-4 pm window to pick up multiple kids every day and then having them all at home is asking for too much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like you could pick up the MS child from school and have that child pick up the younger ones from the bus stop. Then you are only out for like 15 mins for that pickup.

This is a good solution and I would also put some serious effort into getting the kid ready to walk home alone next year, assuming the walk is safe. I would not change jobs to save a tween from 15 minutes in the rain.

Agree.

There are actually a couple middle schoolers I see every day picking up younger siblings from the bus stop. I see this as a good step in teaching your child independence and responsibility.

I WFH full-time but I agree with the posters that blocking off time every day during that 3-4 pm window to pick up multiple kids every day and then having them all at home is asking for too much.

+1. OP you essentially want to work part time. You’re not doing anything meaningful past 3 pm. I’d also be more concerned about hiring someone who won’t cut the umbilical cord for their middle schooler to walk home. You seem like a difficult PITA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do other MS families do for MS? That is a problem you have to solve, but I bet other families don't all WFH.
(I have the same problem and my solution is to go in early and leave early, partner handles mornings. I wish I had a 10 minute commute, that would be amazing.)

They walk home as latch key kids or maybe hang out at Starbucks most likely.

A lot of schools have afterschool activities most days of the week. Some also have a late bus for those kids.

Maybe but most after school activities are sports, and our MS are all cut sports so it's very possible a MS student will be idle after 3pm

[Anonymous]

Absolutely no harm in looking, but agreed with others that since we live in a high COL area your salary may need to be lower to be competitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like you could pick up the MS child from school and have that child pick up the younger ones from the bus stop. Then you are only out for like 15 mins for that pickup.

This is a good solution and I would also put some serious effort into getting the kid ready to walk home alone next year, assuming the walk is safe. I would not change jobs to save a tween from 15 minutes in the rain.

Agree.

There are actually a couple middle schoolers I see every day picking up younger siblings from the bus stop. I see this as a good step in teaching your child independence and responsibility.

I WFH full-time but I agree with the posters that blocking off time every day during that 3-4 pm window to pick up multiple kids every day and then having them all at home is asking for too much.

+1. OP you essentially want to work part time. You’re not doing anything meaningful past 3 pm. I’d also be more concerned about hiring someone who won’t cut the umbilical cord for their middle schooler to walk home. You seem like a difficult PITA.

I very much so disagree with you. People deserve to life a comfortable lifestyle and thus is something we promote at our fully remote agency. That said, most people work only 30-32 hrs / week. So they aren't full time and they aren't paid like they are full time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like you could pick up the MS child from school and have that child pick up the younger ones from the bus stop. Then you are only out for like 15 mins for that pickup.

This is a good solution and I would also put some serious effort into getting the kid ready to walk home alone next year, assuming the walk is safe. I would not change jobs to save a tween from 15 minutes in the rain.

Agree.

There are actually a couple middle schoolers I see every day picking up younger siblings from the bus stop. I see this as a good step in teaching your child independence and responsibility.

I WFH full-time but I agree with the posters that blocking off time every day during that 3-4 pm window to pick up multiple kids every day and then having them all at home is asking for too much.

+1. OP you essentially want to work part time. You’re not doing anything meaningful past 3 pm. I’d also be more concerned about hiring someone who won’t cut the umbilical cord for their middle schooler to walk home. You seem like a difficult PITA.

Depends on the job. I work 7:00 to 3:00 because I have exactly OP's problem (except the distance is not walkable, or my kid would be walking) and I am nearly always online again from 4:00 to 6:00 because that's when things get busy.

[Anonymous]

My current supervisor (we are both remote) blocks off school pickup on her calendar. This is 1-2 pm in my time zone. She ends her day at 4:30 my time and we often have meetings around 2 my time. The idea that no work happens after pickup isn’t true.

My DH and I actually both work fulltime at home. Nonetheless, our younger (3rd grade) daughter goes to after care until 5:00 or 5:30 and our older (7th grade) daughter rides a city bus home, walks from the bus stop a few blocks away, makes herself a snack, throws in her laundry, and works on her homework. She has soccer practice most days and my husband drives her and a few friends whose parents can’t get home in time for 5:45 soccer drop off days. (The other parents drive her home). I pack lunch and do morning drop off for my younger daughter.