Comment Re:Change the where, not the what. (Score 1) 534
I agree with the parent 100%, but I'll add a couple more things.
I work for an in-house IT shop at a mid-sized (~4000 employees) PROFITABLE company. That right there is a key. I've worked places that aren't making money, and believe me, the attitude is very different when you're in the black. It's easier for management to think long-term and plan well in that environment. (Not that they always do, just more often). That's less stress for you, and let's you do more things well instead of just getting it done NOW.
Telecommuting - I work from home two days a week. I see my girls for lunch, on breaks, kiss them goodnight for naps, etc.
Health insurance - Both my girls are premees. One was $100,000 and the other was about $60,000. With the telecommuting in place, and managers with families, they let me work from home all the time with the first one for a month, and a few weeks with the second.
I've thought about switching careers, or starting my own business, but right now, I'd rather have the time to raise my family. There's time for other dreams later in life. I've never heard of someone on their death bed lamenting that they didn't spend more time building their business or career, but plenty who wish they had spent more time with their kids.
There's no other time in history that I know of when I could be here this much for them as now.
I work for an in-house IT shop at a mid-sized (~4000 employees) PROFITABLE company. That right there is a key. I've worked places that aren't making money, and believe me, the attitude is very different when you're in the black. It's easier for management to think long-term and plan well in that environment. (Not that they always do, just more often). That's less stress for you, and let's you do more things well instead of just getting it done NOW.
Telecommuting - I work from home two days a week. I see my girls for lunch, on breaks, kiss them goodnight for naps, etc.
Health insurance - Both my girls are premees. One was $100,000 and the other was about $60,000. With the telecommuting in place, and managers with families, they let me work from home all the time with the first one for a month, and a few weeks with the second.
I've thought about switching careers, or starting my own business, but right now, I'd rather have the time to raise my family. There's time for other dreams later in life. I've never heard of someone on their death bed lamenting that they didn't spend more time building their business or career, but plenty who wish they had spent more time with their kids.
There's no other time in history that I know of when I could be here this much for them as now.
