Working Nine to Five, Part Two

re: Working Nine to Five, Part Two

Selfmademom — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:51:26 GMT

Good for you! Sounds like you have a great set up there. I just quit my job after 18 months back at work because I couldn't take the craziness anymore, but then again, I wasn't ever allowed to take my son to work. Good luck!!

re: Working Nine to Five, Part Two

MidLifeMama — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:18:33 GMT

I did bring my son to my office for about a month when I went back to work, before the day care gig was full time. I will state for the record that he was two months premature, so he still slept A LOT during the day. I had a little portable swing that I put next to my chair so from the front of my desk he was not even visible, and he slept or hung out in two hour increments. He did go to a few meetings with me, and generally was cooperative. I work at a college, so it is not as uptight an environment as some offices. It is totally doable if you don't have a monster crier. My kid has been a Zen Buddha baby from the start, for which I am eternally grateful. He is 14 months now, and I would not dream of trying to bring him to work, but it was great back then. Good luck.

re: Working Nine to Five, Part Two

Kate — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:24:39 GMT

Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures back at work! I am torn about when to go back, as we moved cities (ancd countries) while I was on maternity leave in London, so now I have no job to return to. In a way it's pretty sweet but the open-endedness is driving me a bit crazy!

re: Working Nine to Five, Part Two

zellmer — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:19:43 GMT

Good luck getting any work done with your adorable baby nearby. But, it will be fun to show him off, anyway.

So glad to hear you're enjoying your "me" time at work instead of wrestling with guilt (which is what I did when I went back to work). Then again, my hours weren't as generous as yours. It sounds like you work for a great company.

re: Working Nine to Five, Part Two

Kate — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:10:34 GMT

Oz, I'm so happy for you and your family that this transition has been smooth. I wish you the best...