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Why.... why are jobs so hard to find for mothers and why is it so expensive to put kids in daycare now a days?
Anonymous
10/08/19 at 2:30PM UTC
There are actually a lot of companies that offer flexible working hours or allow you to work from home, they just don't always advertise it. Before interviewing, you can search online to find out about a company's work/life balance. But, as a full-time working mom of 2 toddlers, even with a flexible schedule it can be tough!
With 2 kids in daycare, the cost is equal to my mortgage. But, I really enjoy working, and if you take 5 years off to watch your kids, it is so much harder to find a job. Although my salary is not much more than what it costs me per month in daycare, I feel like it is best for my career in the long term.
Jennifer A
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10/03/19 at 3:20PM UTC (Edited)
Daycare is expensive and I have mixed feelings about that. As a mother who paid for full time care, I felt that daycare ate up most of my check. Hubby and I did the math. For me to work after our second, we estimated I took home 10-100 a month after daycare and other expenses. Not working, well some months we lost a 100 and on a good month we would be ahead maybe 20 and that was budgeting for 100% home cooked diets with extreme coupon shopping and lots of beans and rice.
What killed me was that I knew the money I was paying for daycare was barely enough for someone else to live on and that their hourly wages were very low. Add to that many didn't get healthcare unless they paid for it. I could see the conundrum of asking people who made barely anything to take care of my children during the day, educate them, keep them occupied and safe. As their mother I know that's a tough job yet I am asking someone else to do this and at some of the lowest wages around! I repeat - I have such mixed feelings about this and empathize with everyone on both sides of this challenge. If you are a single parent - extra kudos to you. I don't know how you manage!
Regarding your job search - may I ask what kinds of jobs you are seeking? Are you talking about your child(ren) when job hunting as unless you are, this is a question that employers are not supposed to ask. As someone who was recently part of a hiring panel, I noticed that many people let talk about their kids and spouses and parents slip while interviewing. I only let it slip when I think it will benefit me otherwise I leave my family out of it so that I know they aren't rejecting me for a position based on a personal bias.
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