Remote working and what it takes

After many years of working from home for different employers and in different countries. It still amazes me is how many employers still refuse to let people work away from the office. The num...

MStrant

Brass Contributor

Mar 12, 2020

Simon Binder can totally relate. A 3 year old can be hard to reason with and not understand work time and play.

When my kids were a bit younger, I trialled having a nanny at home instead of 2 kids in childcare as it was a better financial choice. It only lasted 3 months!

I couldn't duck out to meetings and then home and straight to my desk. If the kids new I was home they wanted me.

There were times I was on a call and I could tell the nanny was dealing with a tantrum outside the study door because my daughter wanted me and she was trying to give me work space.

That balance of work time and family certainly can be difficult if there are children at home. I only work when the kids are in childcare/ school, and switch off from work mode from the moment I pick them up. But my job isn't reactive so it works.

Philip Worrell

Steel Contributor

Mar 12, 2020

I remember when my child was that young. It is impossible to reason with them as they just don't understand. Fortunately it doesn't last forever. Yet in the mean time it is emotionally draining on both sides.

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Remote working and what it takes