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[quote=Anonymous]Dont get lulled by family friendly with low leave accrual places  OP. I TW FT but dont accrue significant leave and if your kids are sick frequently or they dont have a separate paid maternity policy or during days like this one tomorrow where in theory, TW should help, but it doesnt if you have an 18mo old and daycare closes at 12. I don't have a good amount of leave accrued because no maternity leave so I used it all with two pregnancies and deliveries. Took me 2 years to save up 5 weeks paid. 
Anyways, I still will only work 2-4 hours tomorrow even with TW FT because both kids will be home. I drop off and cant start until 830, have to leave at 1115 for daycare pickup then go back to get my ES kid and then we all go home. Dad should be home early but it could be 1 or 3 or 4 depending on traffic and his boss. Hes government but SCIF so no telework ever. 
He travels as well so I have to use leave for being able to cover pickup and drop off each day. 
And last but more importantly, if you dont have family money or family help it really doesnt matter. You may end up with a few more days here and there but theres only so much you can do as two working parents trying to cover sick days, spring break, winter break, closures for wind, closures for snow, doctors appointments, etc. 
And whoever has the more flexible job will always use their leave at a higher rate because of the flexibility. Workplaces tend to offset the telework with less leave and lower pay IME. [/quote]

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