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Hello RSM coworkers! I am thrilled to be moving to RSM into a Scheduler roll. I just found out yesterday and want to be as prepared as possible in the next steps.
So here are my questions.
How long does the background study take? I'm guessing admin staff have a study that is faster and less complicated than someone in Tax ect.
When training at home what did you need that wasn't supplied by RSM? My home office is well stocked but I want to be as prepared as possible.
Thanks in advance!
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I understand this may be a preference but if you have a nanny - is it really a need? Do you not trust your nanny enough to both be out of the house? Or are the hours such that someone needs to be home to cover before or after? I think there are plenty of benefits of working from home and that non-parents may not appreciate exactly how helpful it can be. But if someone told me they had to work from home because the nanny is there, I would not understand that.
Actually you have that wrong lol D1. Not getting my work done is not an everyday thing since I schedule my own workload. 2025 I was actually MVP with the highest closure rate after receiving the heaviest workload on my team. I am glad I do not work for someone like you because it seems like you are a very presumptuous person. Your responses are very matter of fact. This entire thread is about two parents working from home with a Nanny there to support them.
I did this. I wanted to see my daughter when I had some gap time or feel like her parent was still around but have support so I can work
My daughter loved seeing me and i loved playing with her in between meetings. It also kept family in mind even though i had a lot of work, which I wanted for myself so I didn’t just get lost with work as my identity and life. It’d make me want to work more efficiently so I can get back to hanging with her!
Why do you always need one of you to be home when the nanny is there? That’s the point of having a nanny.
We had a nanny for our 3 kids, and she was regularly home alone with them.
It is hard to apply attachment parenting while working full-time.
I do! It’s the best. Don’t worry about everyone else and just do what’s best for you! There are so many parents where I work that no one cares as long as you are meeting your hours and doing the work. If you can do the job remotely, then there is not reason you should be a butt in a chair at the office. Even those who don’t have kids will sometimes WFH because they don’t feel like coming in or they’re having their cleaning person or electrician, etc come. If your job offers flexibility to WFH and those who choose to go in have a problem with you WFH whatever your reason, that’s a them problem, not yours. They’re choosing to be annoyed/mad/etc. over something that doesn’t concern them.
Everyone should have the opportunity to work from home equally, regardless of reasons why. I would be infuriated if someone on my team expected to be able to work from home more than I could just because they were a parent.
Not for me, personally, but you do you.
I am a parent, and when we needed one, we had a nanny at home. This was so that we could focus on work, and go to the office whenever needed in normal working hours.
Sorry, OP, I don’t agree that you’re entitled to time at home with your kid during the work day. If you want to be at home with them all the time, that’s absolutely fine. But if your manager doesn’t agree that you should do that and get paid the same amount, then you can’t really be upset. By all means try to find another manager or company who does agree - I do think some of those roles exist. But you’re not guaranteed it. For me, this is not a valid reason for my team to work from home, if everyone is not already given that choice.
No worries, I’m glad you’re not my direct report.
I did. I am fully remote and love it. I did not love working from home with a nanny there though. While it was wonderful to see my daughter during the day, it was hard for her to know I was close but not always be allowed to see me. Additionally, it was really hard to be on work calls and hear her crying upstairs, or to have a tight window to get food or water and then the nanny wanted to chat, or to have flexible windows to, say, change laundry, but not want to interrupt her playtime. Ultimately, for many reasons, we decided center care was better for us. For our house, it was too much to try and have it be our home, our office, and a place of employment for our nanny.
I do this now. Except we have family at home instead of a nanny. It’s definitely hard at times, but completely worth it. I’d much rather eat breakfast and lunch with my kid and pop in to play here and there than waste time commuting or making small talk and gossiping with coworkers. My last job didn’t understand my desire to be home more, which is exactly why I now have a fully remote role. There will always be people who don’t get it (like many in this thread), but you have to decide what’s best for you and your family and make it happen. You need to advocate for yourself, because no one is going to do it for you (and that goes for anyone who wants accommodations, kids or not).
Same here. It’s still so much easier as a parent to WFH. Kid had fever for 5 days one time. I took the afternoon off to rush to urgent care after a spike because I was close by. The drop off is seamless. I spend 8:30-9 getting ready and doing laundry and prepping lunches. 9am I’m at work. Instead of days that I go in. I have to get up 30 min earlier to do that as I leave at 8:30 when nanny walks in. Same on the back end. I usually use my commute time of 5-5:30 to cook a half home cooked dinner to place on the table and get ready for bed (PJs out, laundry folded, etc.). Being a parent means I have 4 people’s laundry. So it’s more. I’m not saying because I’m a parent I should have the right to WFH. Everyone should. Some have aging parents or siblings they care for etc. So all employees can benefit.
I do, but I’m completely remote. If you can, I’d try to focus your request to WFH around work, not your kid… for example, you focus better, you can start earlier, etc.
It’s definitely a nice to have to be able to be at home when the baby is, but could you consider a more balanced way to do this since you have a nanny? First off, ask yourself if you trust your nanny being alone with the baby? If not, then why? Secondly, maybe one of you can’t be home every day but if you’re able to be home 2-3 times a week, does that work for you? Maybe you go in more but can leave earlier if you get your work done faster. You have to consider the equity and the optics at work— just because you have a baby doesn’t mean you get special accommodations compared to your team members.
How old is your child? If your child needs to know that you're still there, how many times during the workday do you need to see him? You could always come home for lunch, see your child, and then go back to the office. What will happen when your child goes to school? Will you need to visit the school multiple times a day ?
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Yes, but it’s a preference and not a need. I travel and go to the office frequently. My husband also goes in and travels, but less than I do. My kids rarely see me during the day, but WFH cuts down on commute time so I can see them mornings and evenings.
my husband i both WFH and have a nanny at home with our daughter at all times. we couldnt do our jobs without her!
I mostly do… when I need to travel, it’s just the nanny at home with the kids.
“The need to work from home more” - this is throwing me off a bit, hiring a nanny gave me less of a need to work from home. We aren’t dealing with constant daycare illnesses (having a sick child at home is more of what I think about when I say “need to work at home”); I chose a job that is mostly remote because I like to work from home more so I can see the kids, and because one of my children has some additional specialists they see which requires additional coordination.