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This is arguably false. Anecdotally, I have small children at home and worked from home even before the pandemic when my company had an office. I have climbed
by thegginthesky 5y ago
This is arguably false.
Anecdotally, I have small children at home and worked from home even before the pandemic when my company had an office. I have climbed the corporate leader every evaluation period because of my performance, while coworkers who were exclusively in the office weren't so fortunate.
It just goes to show that people are very different and it's impossible to generalize statements based on a single variable (has_children=True)
- pc86 5y agoAre productivity and successfully playing office politics to get a promotion related?
- thegginthesky 5y agoI never had to play office politics, because the opportunities for doing so while doing remote work is close to none. I guess I have the habit of keeping my work documented which helps when I'm asked for proof of anything. But at the same time people can see how much work I do at any time too.
- Fnoord 5y agoI was talking about little/small children, not children in general. I believe the point is true for children in general as well (during vacation / lockdown specifically), but toddlers and babies require a lot of attention and maintenance. Are you responsible for your children? If not, then with regards to work(load) its akin to having no children at all. You say its arguably false, yet ~90% in my team have children (I'm one of the few with toddlers). And the one who doesn't have children split up recently (due to relationship stress, which now lead to more stress, the irony..). Everyone in my team's productivity suffers since they have to work from home. And on top of that, there's another data point: mothers. They get structurally paid less than men and other women.