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No disagreement with your argument about being protective about one’s time. But in your case you haven’t negotiated anything. You just go when you have to.
by rad_gruchalski 5y ago
No disagreement with your argument about being protective about one’s time. But in your case you haven’t negotiated anything. You just go when you have to.
- __blockcipher__ 5y agoI mean it’s an implicit negotiation of sorts. If you can routinely leave work early and not get penalized for it, you’ve basically “negotiated” that arrangement. This all comes back to the fact that everyone should be protective of their time. I’m single but regularly run errands, exercise, go grocery shopping etc in the “middle of the workday”. I get my work done. Nobody complains. It’s just a matter of knowing and recognizing your own value.
- klyrs 5y agoI literally negotiated for the flexibility of my working conditions. Had to renegotiate when the pandemic hit. Parents needing such negotiations may be a "hidden cost" that y'all aren't considering. Also, parenting is a ton of work so when I kick off the paid job, I'm still working 'til 9 most nights.
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoThat’s awesome, it was clear for everyone involved what your situation is so things can be planned around. Out of curiosity, was there ever any situation that your manager would reach out and ask for you to put additional time because of an urgent requirement / situation?
- klyrs 5y agoYeah, there was a recent slow-emergency situation, which did require more work than I typically budget for. In that case, I ended up working after I put the kid to bed. It was the result of a bad decision by management, they were quite apologetic and my team got some un-accounted-for time off afterwards. If this turned into a regular thing, I'd quit with or without another offer in hand.