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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the other thread, I keep reading about families who can share shifts of sick kid duty by teleworking from home while the other parent watches the kid, then switches off.  What if your jobs are entirely inflexible when it comes to this? My job has 3 set days of telework a pay period, which is great, but if your kid is sick and you propose something like this, you get A LOT of grief b/c HR is very strict about only working 3 days from home. You can't exceed it.  Does anyone have a job like this and if so, do you just call in sick completely and not try to work any amount?[/quote]

OP - im not exactly sure what you are asking, after reading your subsequent posts.  The split shift scenario is great if both parents have moderately busy schedules but cant afford to miss a full day of work.  But its not saving anyone any sick leave in the long run.  If you split 2 days or each take off one day off, its the same thing.  so tell us again what your goal is?  Saving sick days? Or not missing a work day?

As for me, i live close to work so DH and i often do the split shift but we each actually go into the office, no telecommuting needed.  If one of us runs out of sick days, we use vacation days.  [/quote]

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