Baaah. Foiled Again!
I know that it was a pipe dream to keep my job and work from home once The Baby is born. The problem is that I am anti-daycare to a large degree - especially full time. Even if I were to consider daycare as my first option, the job that I perform does not pay well enough to justify giving half of my monthly salary to a stranger to raise my child. Aah, the joys of working for a non-profit.
A position just opened up in my office that would pay significantly more and would allow for a more flexible schedule. I went to the CEO to ask her about keeping my current position from home - she shot that down (despite the fact that my boss is on board with it). I then expressed to her my interest in this new position and she said to go for it. I now have to beg the head of THAT department to hire me on. Meanwhile, I spoke with my current boss to give her a heads-up and she asked what would happen if I didn't get this new job. I told her that I didn't want to give ultimatums.
The way that I see it is that the job that I do now could be done by someone part time. I'm talking fifteen hours a week - tops. Sometimes more, most often less. I've taken on extra projects and expressed the fact that I am not being challenged but this is pretty much the job. If the female-centered organization that I work for is not going to be flexible enough for me to raise my baby, then I'd rather sling coffee in the evenings. Avon calling.
On a lighter note: I was cooking dinner last night and felt a really strong kick. It scared the hell out of me - only because it made everything seem more real. Fluttering is one thing. This kick said, "you better eat something and eat it quick!" Baby likes Italian apparently.
A position just opened up in my office that would pay significantly more and would allow for a more flexible schedule. I went to the CEO to ask her about keeping my current position from home - she shot that down (despite the fact that my boss is on board with it). I then expressed to her my interest in this new position and she said to go for it. I now have to beg the head of THAT department to hire me on. Meanwhile, I spoke with my current boss to give her a heads-up and she asked what would happen if I didn't get this new job. I told her that I didn't want to give ultimatums.
The way that I see it is that the job that I do now could be done by someone part time. I'm talking fifteen hours a week - tops. Sometimes more, most often less. I've taken on extra projects and expressed the fact that I am not being challenged but this is pretty much the job. If the female-centered organization that I work for is not going to be flexible enough for me to raise my baby, then I'd rather sling coffee in the evenings. Avon calling.
On a lighter note: I was cooking dinner last night and felt a really strong kick. It scared the hell out of me - only because it made everything seem more real. Fluttering is one thing. This kick said, "you better eat something and eat it quick!" Baby likes Italian apparently.
3 Comments:
While I can understand not having a day care after delivery, have you considered a nanny?
Good for you, I hope the other position works out. Working from home is great... I've been doing it and will keep on once baby's here. A few hours out of the house a week would probably be welcome, but day care makes me cringe.
My husband finally felt the baby kicking yesterday... very cool but kinda creepy, isn't it? I feel bad saying that, but the hard kicks are really strange at first... wait till you see your belly MOVE!
Because my husband is a public servant and I have no specialized degree in a lucrative field, a nanny seems rather expensive. We'll see.
Thanks for the support, Kelley. I'm looking forward to my husband feeling the kicks, although it'll probably scare him more than it did me. Belly movement seems so far off - but so did August and it's slowly creeping up on me.
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