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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should manage childcare for RTO the same way you manage it for WFH. You are not supposed to be dropping off and picking up on the clock. Nor are you supposed to be caring for your kids at home. You were supposed to have a childcare plan this whole time. WFH is not your childcare plan. Why are you just now trying to figure it out.[/quote]

I'm in a bit of a tricky situation in that we live near my spouse's fully in-person job, not mine (I was hired off a remote advertisement, so my life was set up to WFH). My spouse did drop offs and i did pick ups, with me working an earlier schedule vs spouse later, just like lots of working parents with short commutes. Neither of us was doing it on the clock. We paid for day care.

RTO for me means adding 4 hours of commute time to my day. 8-9 hours vs 12-13 hours is VERY different. If I could get a job 10 minutes away, sure, nothing would change, but no luck on that so far...that's why remote work was such a great opportunity.

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Commuting sucks, no question about it.  I used to commute up to 2 hours each way.  We dropped off our kids (starting at 1 years old) at 7 am to a daycare and picked up by 6 pm.  At that age, it didn't matter.  When they were around 4, we switched to a preschool with similar hours (7:30-5:30).  We switched off for drop off and pickup.  When they were in elementary school, we opted for the local before care and after care program.

It can be done.  You will miss time with your kids going forward, but that's the price you pay for having a full time job with RTO requirements.[/quote]

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