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Episode 6 - Returning to Work vs Staying Home After Baby
- 2024/09/12
- 再生時間： 47 分
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Summary Crystal and Lanea discuss the challenges and decisions faced by parents when it comes to balancing work and childcare. The workload and division of responsibilities between partners, the impact on career growth and retirement savings, the high cost of childcare, and the importance of job flexibility and a supportive work environment are all discussed. They touch on the emotional and mental health aspects of returning to work and the decision of how much time off to take before and after having a baby. The conversation discusses the lack of paid parental leave in Nebraska and the challenges faced by working parents. It highlights the unethical loophole that allows employers to count flexed and sick time against FMLA leave, resulting in less time parents can have with their newborns. The speakers share their personal experiences with unpaid leave and the difficulties of finding affordable and trustworthy childcare options. They also discuss the importance of choosing an employer that offers supportive policies and the impact of career decisions on long-term goals. Keywords work-life balance, childcare, workload division, career growth, retirement savings, cost of childcare, job flexibility, supportive work environment, emotional health, mental health, time off, paid parental leave, Nebraska, FMLA leave, unethical loophole, unpaid leave, childcare options, supportive employer, career decisions Takeaways • Sharing the workload and having a mutual agreement on childcare responsibilities is crucial for a healthy relationship. • The cost of childcare can be significant and may impact the decision to return to work. • Consider the long-term effects on career growth and retirement savings when deciding on taking time off. • Job flexibility and a supportive work environment can greatly influence the decision to return to work. • The emotional and mental health aspects of returning to work should be taken into consideration. • Knowing your numbers and running the financial calculations can help make an informed decision. • The lack of affordable and accessible childcare options is a major challenge for many parents. • Family support and alternative methods of childcare may not always be feasible. • The decision of how much time off to take before and after having a baby is a personal one and should consider individual circumstances and preferences. Nebraska does not offer paid parental leave, leaving many working parents without financial support during their time off. • Lanea and Crystal highlight the unethical loophole in Federal legislation that allows employers to deny FMLA leave to employees who have flexed out against their leave. • Finding affordable and trustworthy childcare options is a major challenge for working parents. • Choosing an employer that offers supportive policies and benefits is crucial for working parents. • Career decisions after having a baby should consider long-term goals and the impact on future opportunities. Sound Bites "There's some resentment now because of it." "You can't do everything yourself." "Women in general are taking on over 70%" "It is sheer unethical and I know that when that happened, I read the federal law and that's the loophole. And I don't think ethically that it should be a loophole. There should be some type of additional paragraph adjacent to whatever section it is, that line loophole out and fix the wording because that is just sick. It is absolutely sick." "It's disgusting that you want to take time, unpaid time away from people spending time with their kids. It's disgusting."