Comments on: That thing shall not be mentioned

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:04:34 +0000

Amy, it’s true. i have two degrees and I am a fully qualified teacher, but I have had to go and become a childminder which earns 1/4 of my salary, because it’s the only job i can do to earn money and take care of my kids. If I return to teaching full-time, not only will my workload take every spare minute, my salary might just cover my childcare costs. Under tne new government, I would acutally make a loss. so what’s the point? AS WELL as suffering discrimination at the work place… It will take me at least 5 years before I can be on my pre-children salary with minimal childcare costs.

geekmummy… you are very lucky, but as you said, you wish you could have had longer leave and it should be your right. some women are still bleeding at 12weeks post birth, and if you’re a c-section, this would be V.difficult. i went back at 6 months after a c-section and i would get stomach and back pain from standing at school.

if women are expected to work outside the home AS WELL AS inside the home, then the working conditions and attitudes need to be improved. blogs and discussion forums definitely help and unite us who are experiencing these issues!!

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By: geekymummy

geekymummy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:02:18 +0000

Hello, I like you blog (linked here through british mummy bloggers)
I took the alternate path, took my 12 weeks leave (with both kids) and went right back to work. I wish sometimes I could have had a longer leave, but do feel that of the choices I had, this was right for us (hope I still feel this way when my kids are in reform school due to parental neglect!). I have great daycare for my kids, my company have treated me really well, providing space to pump milk at the office, and I’ve been promoted twice in the 3.5 years since I had my kids, even once while on maternity leave. My boss is a man, but one with a full time working professional wife, and two kids too, so he fully understands and supports me. I hope the workplace in 20 years is better suited to family life, but for now, I’m lucky in finding a place where family and career can work.

By: amy

amy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:09:07 +0000

I am one of those mums suck in a boring,none challenging job because it fits in with my kids. Me and my husband share the childcare between us so he has settled for a job that pays but is not very exciting either. we both have faced discrimination becuase we might not be as committed to a job due to our children. Its makes me feel sick when i get confronted about my commitment to my company. Once again when I go back to work in September i will get the same old speech ‘you can’t come back demanding your hours after you’ve been off for 9months just because you’ve got kids.

Idiots!