Comments on: Life is Too Short for Toxic Work

By: Newurbanmom

Newurbanmom — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:30:10 +0000

Excellent point and very helpful too. Thanks for the link Kelby – it’s one that should be spread so that more moms know about the choices that are available or should be available.

By: Kelby

Kelby — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Yes, AND these choices benefit the employers! They don’t even need to do it as some act of charity for employees. They save costs on space, they save costs on equipment…

I usually don’t post gratuitous links to my own content in comments, but this happens to also be a huge pet issue of mine. Feel free to delete this, but I’d love to share my Mother’s Day Wish post that is very closely related to your topic here:
http://kelbycarr.com/my-mothers-day-wish/

By: Newurbanmom

Newurbanmom — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:20:15 +0000

Kelby – I agree. Employers are going to have to get with the program if they want to hang on to their best employees. Job sharing, telecommuting and flex hours are such logical, practical choices – it’s a shame so many employers don’t get it.

By: LaTara

LaTara — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:13:01 +0000

Kelby that is true. I have so many friends who think that tomorrow on their government job is a promise. I keep telling them to look at the trend of big businesses, even the gov. and you will see that tomorrow is not promised.

By: Kelby

Kelby — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:04:27 +0000

This is going to become a crisis, I think, for employers sometime in the not so distant future. I think many people my age, both women and men, are less and less inclined to accept the status quo.

I also think a huge issue for those with kids is that so many employers flat out refuse to be more family-friendly with things like job sharing, telecommuting, flexible hours, part time hours, etc.

And the benefits you get from the corporate world, such as paid insurance, are eroding or disappearing entirely. A decade ago, I could get halfway decent health insurance from my employer for just a small amount of money or nothing. It’s been getting so expensive that a big motive to stay with a traditional 9 to 5 job – cheaper health insurance – is no longer so enticing when they’re deducting $300/paycheck for family coverage with big deductibles and co-pays.

By: Newurbanmom

Newurbanmom — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:48:20 +0000

Latara – good for you for taking the time to think about the impact that job would have on your quality of life. Glad you’re on a path that you are enjoying!

By: LaTara

LaTara — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:02:50 +0000

You know Sharon I am so there. Before I married my husband I was moving up in rank in my former corporate position. I was already training new hires but was not officially promoted to “Training Manager”. Just as I was about to leave they offered me the position and I was so tempted to tell my husband to move to LA.

But then I thought about the pressure that all the management team was dealing with and I said “no way”.

I enjoy the path I am on. I has not always been easy and I know that it won’t always be easy but I really would have it no other way.