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@flybynight4 I brought up my promotion one day while I was working from her house and we talked about the change for probably 2 or so hours. It wasn't a super easy conversation, but I think overall it went well. She absolutely loves spending time with my boys, so luckily she has had 6 months or...

@namaste8715 It sounds like my situation will be identical to yours once my kids start elementary school. The bus will pick up/drop off at those times. That will be nice to have a little time to myself before and after work.

@whereloveandmercymeet Switching to four could be a possibility for me if I worked more hours those days. I guess I'll see how it goes!

@tabernaculumnus My 4 year old is super social and my almost 1 year old is very interested in other kids/babies as well. I'll frame it as "let's go see our friends" for sure! I really like that idea.

@allaneparker That's good to hear! I think I'm a little stressed about missing my time just with them to do fun things (the park, children's museum, library, etc.) so maybe I'll schedule something like that after pickup occasionally, depending on how tired they are.

@gautier That's a good idea! Once they're fully adjusted to daycare and I know they're happy there I might start doing some errands before pickup.

@anx66 I'm super excited to not have my kids around me while working! It has recently gotten a little better with my almost 1 year old, but for a while when he was really little I felt like my brain was absolutely fried from working in short increments, stopping to nurse him frequently, and...

@grace4nan That's good to hear that it can get easier as time goes on! We're done at two, so at the very least my kids will sleep a little better as they get older and I think that will help.

@walter_tsuro That's a good point about possibly changing the set up in the future if it's not working after a while. I have also thought that since this promotion is overall good for my career progression, there might be a chance of finding a remote position at a different company later on.

@mikegray I'll definitely need to start showering at night! Good idea!

@roz2477 I think I would be tempted to do chores as well and I do like the idea of having work at work and then when I'm home I'm really home.

Last fall I accepted a promotion with my current employer of 8 years. They agreed to hold the position for me until my baby turns 1 in June and also agreed to hours of 9am-3pm. I’ll have a full-time salary and benefits. The only drawback is that I’ll have to been in office M-F. Luckily the...