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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree 100 percent with the OP.  It’s not possible or fair either to your children or your employer.  One or the other is getting the shaft - probably both.

WFH is a scam. [/quote]

I WHF and have childcare as do my colleagues/friends I know who also WFH and have small kids. Occasionally I have a sick elementary school kid at home while I work and I’m not hiring a sitter to “watch” a kid who is dosed up on Tylenol with a book or movie on the couch. Thankfully my boss doesn’t care about these types of one offs.

I’ll add though that OP has college age kids so she doesn’t truly understand how much more expensive childcare is now and more limited. The preschool my youngest attended pre COVID is now shut down (thankfully we’re past needing that now) but I’ve had to shift my work schedule earlier because there are no open aftercare spots at my kids’ school when there used to be plenty. Just go look at the school and childcare forums full of people still having childcare issues. Even a HS babysitter now costs $20-25/hour for backup care.

I definitely think it’s unprofessional to try to caregive while WFH on a routine basis. I already felt like a crap mom ignoring my kids at time for conference calls during shutdowns, no way would I want that to be their regular day. But thankfully many work places are much more accepting of an occasional kid at home, which helps working parents a ton. [/quote]

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