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Can you be an EMT and spend a lot of time with your kids though? Startup founder is a particularly hairy role to solve this for, since it is self-directed, but
by c22 6y ago
Can you be an EMT and spend a lot of time with your kids though? Startup founder is a particularly hairy role to solve this for, since it is self-directed, but in general this is a real problem that exists across our whole society. Jobs should be flexible enough for people to spend a lot of time with their kids--even high availability/stress jobs--because it is a huge benefit to society when kids are able to spend a lot of time with their parents. Especially at the beginning.
- bradleyjg 6y agoWhat’s wrong with some roles just not being compatible with being a parent of small children? It’s not like anyone spends their entire life as a parent of young children. Just do that role before, after, or both. Take something less demanding for the years in between. To the extent that’s impossible because you “fall off the track,” I agree that’s an problem.
- c22 6y agoSure, some roles, like "startup founder" or "astronaut" may be fundamentally incompatible with small children. However, a lot of roles, like "cashier at Target", are pretty low hanging fruit (and it looks like they've been working on it[0]). Even for the roles that are incompatible we should strive to give the humans who specialize in those roles (and most such roles are highly specialized) as many opportunities as we can to take extended breaks from their duties to raise small kids if they wish without fearing for their financial security. I believe we will be very thankful for such policies once all those kids reach adulthood. [0]https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-real-reason-companies-like-target-are-offering-paid-parental-leave-and-child-care-2019-06-13 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-real-reason-companies-...