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I think we need to define what flexible actually means. There are schools around here which start at 9 or 10 or finish at 3. Good luck picking up your kids or

• germinalphrase 10y ago
  Hasn't this been the average experience for as long as dual income parenting had been typical? A "traditional" 8am-3pm school schedule still conflicts with a "traditional" 9am-5pm work schedule - you might prepare them in the morning but you won't be there when school gets out. This is why the "latch key generation" was considered a thing. If we all worked 4-6 hours per day then we could flex morning/evening according to our family needs.
  • shostack 10y ago
    It is also yet another negative hit to a family's cash flow if "latch key" isn't feasible/desirable and the only alternative is to pay for after school options (depending on if there is a cost for those).
• laughfactory 10y ago
  It's bullshit to me that employers aren't more amenable to employees doing what they need to do for their families: get in "late" or "leave early" to pickup/dropoff kids, etc. It just seems like, uh, what? I've got to go pickup my kids. Period. Full stop. They're little human beings who rely on us, and need us in their lives. And some job, some company, has the gall to suggest we arrange for someone else to pickup our kids and watch them while we're meaningfully engaged in what? Answering the phone? Meetings? Responding to email? WTF