"For the foreseeable future, I'm going to take Fridays to be with my family. Can we make that work?" "Good for you! Coordinate with your team and make sure you

"For the foreseeable future, I'm going to take Fridays to be with my family. Can we make that work?" "Good for you! Coordinate with your team and make sure you fill HR in on your absences." This was after working the full 40 weeks for four years* with an employer that knows how important work--life balance is. ---- * Well, I did take one afternoon/week off for medical reasons for half a year. And arranged 60 % work to have time for university in parallel another year. And was away on parental leave for most of yet another year. I guess a good employer does not make it hard to stay with them.