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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truly experienced mothers would not stoop to this pettiness. [/quote]

I agree - truly experienced moms get that balancing kids and work is hard and we applaud those parents who are investing in reliable childcare so they can actually work. I’ve been burned at work by parents who are distracted trying to juggle kids and work for an extended period of time and don’t get that the solution is to invest in childcare.[/quote]

Ha- doesn’t get better back in the office.  I get burned by parents having to leave at 5pm on the dot to pick up their kids from daycare.  We often have meetings that go past that. They claim daycares close at 6 and kid has softball.  Seems like more nannies are needed.[/quote]

Stop the meetings after 5pm. Your work sounds highly inefficient if you can’t condense meeting time into 9-5. Heck, many orgs do core hours of 10-3 or so.

Wanting parents to get adequate childcare doesn’t mean you want them to spend *all* their time at work. They need to spend time with their kids too.[/quote]

This, [b]if you want RTO, plus commute time, all meetings and work needs to be completed during work hours[/b].  If you want flexibility from employees you need to give flexibility.  You get 8 hours.  Your failure to plan meetings at an appropriate time is on you.  My spouse stopped all evening, early morning and weekend work.  If he has a 90-minute commute each way, plus 8-9 hours in the office, that's it.  He's not taking calls at 8-9 PM from other countries or the west coast.

Day cares close between 5:30-6 and kids have activities, plus homework, dinner, bath, etc.  You aren't reasonable.  Kids need their parents time too.[/quote]

I would argue this is the case even in a WFH role, at least the meetings aspect.

I work in a hybrid position at a corporation and would not accept a meeting invite outside 9-5 unless an emergency or a known requirement of my role.[/quote]

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