Club FTWM

[TheAnswer]

Thanks for all the advice. I will ponder over it. :thankyou: Ammonite, Vinegar, Sembgal and Imami.

[sembgal]

I on the other hand is so stressed up being a FTWM. Tomorrow is my dd’s spelling and I only just remembered it during dinner time. See how busy FTWM is. Getting my child to learn is easy. I just wonder if I quit my job and spend more time with dd, will it be for her benefit more than my benefit of having money to spend on enrichments and toys?

[Kissgurami]

sembgal:

I on the other hand is so stressed up being a FTWM. Tomorrow is my dd's spelling and I only just remembered it during dinner time. See how busy FTWM is. Getting my child to learn is easy. I just wonder if I quit my job and spend more time with dd, will it be for her benefit more than my benefit of having money to spend on enrichments and toys?

hahahaha :hi5:

You can set a time table for your DD, like do it on a white board and flower it. Have her practice her spelling every 2 days and come to you to give her spelling. Keep stickers and it will help ease spelling load off you.

[Dekora]

I’m also getting overwhelmed by work and family-and it doesn’t help with superiors hinting that the I should be keeping up with my work quality as well. Sometimes, we keep rushing around- at work and at home, we become very reactive and can’t keep cool. And the one that rcvd this end is my poor husband. I can’t wait for the next public holiday already!

[vinegar]

Dekora:

I'm also getting overwhelmed by work and family-and it doesn't help with superiors hinting that the I should be keeping up with my work quality as well. Sometimes, we keep rushing around- at work and at home, we become very reactive and can't keep cool. And the one that rcvd this end is my poor husband. I can't wait for the next public holiday already!

i am SAHM, no nid to work.But daily rushing,buy ingredients,ferry kiddo,hsework,coaching the kiddo,oredi very tired.

Lucky my dh is very understanding.He helps to ferry the kiddo during lunch time if he could afford the time.So i could stay at home to do hsework n cooking.
My ds has very short attn span,very difficult to get him to concentrate...esp when teaching him Science,whereby i try hard to get him to understand n memorize the key phrases.

[TheAnswer]

Any FTWM ever consider working flexible hours?

[Imami]

TheAnswer:

Any FTWM ever consider working flexible hours?

Ever.... I have a colleague who is doing work in office in the morning and from home in the afternoon. Heard that her reason is her son (specifics I donno). Her work load was not lessened and her pay was not reduced. While it seems to work in her favor, she said it's eating her up.

Another one converted to part time work. Pay is part time pay, benefits also become part time. But hor, funny - the job is still the same. Imagine her mad rush.

I am also thinking of converting to 50% work from home. But no Valide reason at the moment.

[Dekora]

I can attest to the part time work if there is no very clear job scope between part time and full time because I ended up still doing almost the same things but bringing the work back home to do since I do get to leave office earlier.

I guess part time will work if u are very firm when it comes to if the work should in your purview and also a new working environment where the boss and colleagues are new would probably help too

[Kissgurami]

TheAnswer:

Any FTWM ever consider working flexible hours?

Mine is considered flexible hours but doesn't mean I have shorter hours but it does helps when DDs has any urgent items coming up or have the option to work from home when BASC is closed

[ScaredyMum]

Unfortunately not all orgs practise flexi-hours or work from home. I am stuck in office from 8-6 daily. It’s not even a culture to take 1-2 hours off if needed.