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I’m lucky enough to live in a country where all this is taken for granted. When I take 6 or 12 months parental leave I just get a pat on the back from both coll
by alkonaut 4y ago
I’m lucky enough to live in a country where all this is taken for granted. When I take 6 or 12 months parental leave I just get a pat on the back from both colleagues and management. Same when I leave at 3PM to pick up kids. Everyone understands that this is how it works. Work is something we do when our lives permit it. Not the other way around.
- hungryforcodes 4y agoYou just proved my OP, btw.
- alkonaut 4y agoIt's not a privilege for parents. Me leaving at 4 or 4.30 doesn't mean someone else has to work until 6PM. That's the key. My childless colleagues leave at 5 or 5.30, every day of every year. And they start later because their morning routine is different. It's true that I'm privileged, but the privilege starts with an important culture of "no one does more than 40h, period". Without that, you have no chance to have a healthy work life balance as a parent or as a non-parent.