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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  This is correct.  Right now (three days a week and my husband the other 2) get kiddo off bus at 4:15.  We won’t be able to do that so $700 per month to get after.  So yes,  I’m crying.[/quote]

This implies that you were providing childcare instead of working during those times, part of what RTO is meant to address?[/quote]

New poster here. For f&#k's sake. Let me spell it out for you like a child. I WFH from 7:30 to 4:00. That is a full work day. No child is in the house. I can quickly go pick my child up from school at 4:15 because it's just around the corner. When I go back to work, I will be an hour away at 4:15 and will not be able to pick up my child from school. Thereby requiring expensive after care. [/quote]

Just work from 6:30 to 3:00.  Problem solved.[/quote]

And have a little empathy for those of us who have NEVER had the luxury of popping out to pick our kids up from school because we had jobs that require us to do their job in person. Be grateful you had this privilege for as long as you did. I understand feeling sideswiped by this and do think the government should give more people time to adjust but then you have to suck it up. [/quote]

I'm a federal government worker with kids who has to agree with this poster. The fact is, covid presented a truly unique opportunity for flexible working arrangements. It changed the way we all lived. Our family got 5 years with being able to be able to pick up our kids from school etc. It was truly lovely. I will miss it, but appreciated it. I will change the way we live to try to maintain as much of being present as is possible (I'll drop CWS 9 hour days etc.).

I really didn't realize how much the private sector resented the amount of flexibility us feds have had. Yes, some of them did have it as well, but the fact remains, we are held to different standards being a government employee.  So it pains me to say that it's time that we stop complaining. Hopefully, in time, maybe a day or two of teleworking will be allowed. [/quote]

My friends and family who work in private sector, telework-eligible jobs still have the option to telework or work remotely. In fact a few of their companies shut their offices during covid and moved to 100% remote, expanding their candidate pool and reducing costs. Where are all these private sector jobs who lost the ability to telework? People keep pointing to jobs not eligible for telework like doctors or restaurant works. [/quote]

MOST jobs do not have telework. You act like we are scraping the barrel to think of other examples. The list is very very very long. Teachers. Construction workers. Drivers of trucks and planes and boats and buses. Delivery people. Grocery store clerks. Front desk hotel workers. Factory and assembly workers. Construction. Cleaning people. Mail and package delivery. Scientists in labs and research companies. Professors. All the people who work at your kids school. All the people at the hospitals and medical offices. Police and fire department employees. Lots and lots and lots of people work 8 hours or more very single day away from their homes. Jeez!!!![/quote]

you again.  are you tired of trolling these threads yet?[/quote]

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