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I don’t think trying to WFH and parent a baby/toddler is a good idea as a parent of a 20 month old. Whenever he’s home sick, my partner and I basically have to split the day in half and one of us takes care of him while the other works. Getting longer stretches of work done while on “baby duty” is basically impossible unless you’re just plopping then in front of the TV.
I would consider the other benefits of WFH as a parent - I can get so many chores and cooking done during the day so I don’t have to deal with it when our kid is home and I can really enjoy that time with him. Plus, not having a work commute before/after daycare pickup is a dream. So I would definitely encourage WFH in general, just not as a daycare replacement personally.
Agreed!
Of course. Marketing is an excellent industry for remote work.
We’ve lived off a single salary for 13 years.
I’m been working 100% remote for 8 years. She’s been a stay at home mom for 7 years.
They key is to make “city” money while living somewhere with a low cost of living. With so many companies being fully remote, it’s easier than ever.
A lot of commentators mention how difficult it is to care for young children while working from home. Off course they are right. A single parent cannot effectively watch children and effectively do a fully time job. I hired a SEO manager who tried to do just that and she resigned after 2 months to be a full time mom.
That said, if your wife doesn’t want to work a day job and would prefer to run the house and raise children, like billions of mothers have done since the beginning, you will be setup for success.
I wake up early. Catch up on news and emails in bed. Grab some breakfast and walk to my office room. The wife gets the kids to school. Around noon she often makes me lunch. She watches the baby, cleans the house and goes shopping. If the baby is napping and she needs to run out, I cover if the baby wakes up early. In the afternoon she starts on dinner. I sign off the computer at 5pm and we have dinner.
It’s actually a fantastic setup. I can help with the kids if she’s overwhelmed or needs to get a project done. She takes care me and the kids so I can focus on work.
I’m sure this setup isn’t for everyone, but I like working and would hate to watch kids full time. She loves being a mom, and would hate to work full time. We specialize while supporting each other. The finances take care of themselves because we’re optimizing my salary earning potential while minimizing cost of living expenses.
Good luck!
Highly dependent upon the company/role, how well you can work with distractions, and the age of the child. No way I could do it in my role.
Both my husband and I work from home and still find it impossible to WFH while kids are here. Meeting schedules, deadlines and heavy workloads rule the day. When your child pulls you away, you will resent them (which then makes you feel guilty as hell.) It’s very hard to stay present even in the evening with my office right here, Slack on my phone, etc. You can try, but I would advise finding childcare outside of the home.
There is an high demand for remote jobs and the fraction of remote jobs available is very small.
If you’re asking “can I work from home and do full time child care myself at the same time,” the answer is no, and many places will write it into your contract that you are required to have child care while working remotely. For good reason—I don’t know how much time you’ve spent with 2 year olds, but you turn around for 10 seconds and they’re somehow sticking a fork in an outlet.
If you’re saying your partner is a stay at home parent, yes you can make it work!
Nope. No way.
You should identify at least two back-up caregivers like family or even a nanny you can tap for random days. We have a 4 month old and there are definitely times when we need to tap out because we're both exhausted from work and don't have the mental and emotional capacity to adequately handle a kid - it's the honest truth! Of course we could but having our parents there to help really makes a difference.
I also recommend over communicating schedules especially if you're both working. I WFH full time and my wife WFH 2x/week. Some days are sort of planning and whiteboarding days for me where i don't need to be enthralled in my work so I can step away more easily. Most days are like act as if I'm not here bc I'm in the thick of it!