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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people don't want to pay for childcare like everyone else did before covid, they want to pocket the extra money and also live far out to pocket even more money![/quote]

We have childcare*, but two parents commuting every day means we will have to find a daycare with even longer hours.  And pretty much impossible to have dinner together as a family.

* People like to throw around accusations of parents not having childcare, but I literally don't know anyone who was working from home while taking care of a young child.  [/quote]

Plenty also only need intermittent childcare and don't know what to do.

We're dual feds. DH is often called to crises out of town. Normally I work 6-3:30 and get the kids from school, dh takes them to school. What can I do when he's out of town? Just take 2.5-3 hours of annual leave a day? There isn't an option for before school care that you pay per day and I don't need it daily. It's also currently full.

Schools just aren't set up for working parents and previously our works took the full brunt of that. Now both school and work are unfriendly to everyone. I like working in the office, but the complete lack of any flexibility is killing me. [/quote]

Yes but this isn’t a new problem. Intermittent childcare has always been a need and has never been available. [/quote]

Right. And the new inflexible policy (intended to punish and traumatize feds) now means that instead of the worker being able to continue working from home with a sick kid, they have to take sick leave and do no work.

How is that a good thing for government efficiency?[/quote]

Back in the late 90s my parents left my siblings and I home alone when we were sick starting when we were 10. There is a pretty narrow window when you have to stay home with a sick child who is self sufficient and doesn’t need you.[/quote]

A whole 10 years is not a “narrow window” (and I’m not leaving my 13 year old home sick either.) Even when my younger kid was sick there was time to work during naps and in the AM and evening when the other parent was home. [/quote]

In 5 years they're legally an adult and you're not comfortable leaving them home sick? Yikes.[/quote]

why would I leave my sick child at home if I didn’t have to? I’m sure I could but I actually care about my kid. [/quote]

If you care about your child and have take sick time take sick time. Leaving a preteen or teen at home sick isn’t ideal but not everyone has lots of sick time or vacation time. The entitlement on here is crazy. This is something parents have dealt with for decades, but now that you have to navigate this it is an outrage? [/quote]

No everyone does not have “lots of sick time” as a fed. and again, being forced to take leave means we can literally do zero work even if we wanted to. What’s entitled about people saying that it would be efficient to allow them to keep the ball rolling even when home with a sick kid? [/quote]

I wrote “not everyone has lots of sick time” because I’m well aware that sick time differs. The shaming on here of parents who need to leave preteens or teens home sick to work makes me think that some people don’t have a very good sense of that, however. The OPM website states that federal employees can take up to 13 days (104 hours) of sick time for general family care and up to 12 weeks (480 hours) of such leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition. I can understand how a single parent with little to no family help or access to any paid  childcare may struggle with this and may need to use some annual leave, but most people can make this work - particularly once their children reach preteen years. [/quote]

Oh just cut it out. Nobody is shaming anyone here. All you are doing is making the case for why strict RTO is harmful. Shame those guys. [/quote]

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