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Over a year ago, in April of ’08, I was laid off. I had worked in the aerospace industry since 2001, specifically in contracts, and it was time to move on. Prior to that, I had worked primarily in marketing and had finished an MBA in Market Strategy a year prior to the lay-off that I was hoping to eventually utilize to transition back to marketing. In the meantime, my new husband and I were hoping to have a child and it all seemed to be appropriate timing. After a miscarriage around the same time as the lay-off, we were lucky enough to get pregnant soon after and now have a 4 month-old daughter. I already have an 11 year-old son from a previous marriage and feel blessed to have my little girl as well. One of the issues I struggled with while working outside of the home, particularly as a single mom, was a desire to have more balance in my life and to telecommute more. It was frustrating to have my son in daycare from 6:30am to 6pm while I drove two hours daily to get to and from work. It was the same in the summer when I wanted him to be in specific camps and activities for his enrichment, but had to keep him in full-time daycare because I could not leave work to take him to those activities. It was even more frustrating to realize that most of my work was done using a computer, which I had at home. I was even emailing my colleage in the next office, rather than walking over. The nice, big office with custom furniture I was in seemed wasted. I wondered how much the company would save in facility costs if they didn’t use so many resources for employees; and the employees would be happier because they wouldn’t have to pretend they didn’t have other parts to their lives, and would maybe stay with the company longer! When I finally requested to possibly leave a few hours earlier to pick up my son from school and work from home, my boss saw it as a personal affront. He thought he was being taken advantage of… What I’ve come to learn about the lack of support for more telecommuting is a lack of trust from management and a concern from HR that other employees will be jealous. This does not make sense since no supervisor is looking over the shoulders of employees all day long to determine productivity. All one can look at is the ultimate result. Is the work getting done? Co-workers wouldn’t be jealous if they can have the same benefit if they desire. I have seen instances where some employees in some departments got to telecommute some of the time and others did not. Ridiculous! It felt like a clique in high school you couldn’t get into. How did these people become the “chosen telecommuting people??” Were their lives more valuable than mine?? I hope that when my daughter is an adult, much change will have occurred in this area and she will be amazed at the resistance there was in allowing people to have more balance in their lives. I am always pleased to see women achieve this and the following article is an example: CNN Article on Self-Employment
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Níos mó ná bliain ó shin, i mí Aibreáin de '08, agus a leagadh amach mé. D'oibrigh mé sa tionscal aeraspáis ó 2001, go sonrach i gconarthaí, agus bhí sé in am chun bogadh ar aghaidh. Roimhe sin, d'oibrigh mé go príomha i margaíocht agus go raibh críochnaithe MBA i Straitéis Margaidh sa bhliain roimh an leagan-amach go raibh mé ag súil a bhaint as diaidh a aistriú ar ais go dtí margaíochta. Idir an dá linn, bhí mo fhear céile nua agus tá mé ag súil go mbeadh leanbh agus an chuma air go léir a bheith ama cuí. Tar éis breith anabaí thart ar an am céanna leis an leagan as, bhí muid t-ádh a fháil ag iompar clainne go luath tar éis agus anois 4 mí d'aois iníon acu. Tá mé cheana féin 11 bliain d'aois mac ó pósadh roimhe sin agus sílim go bhfuil beannaithe mo chailín beag chomh maith. Ba é ceann de na saincheisteanna struggled mé leis agus iad ag obair taobh amuigh den bhaile, go háirithe mar mam amháin, gur mian leo a bhfuil cothromaíocht níos mó i mo shaol agus a telecommute níos mó. Bhí sé bhac a bheith i mo mhac cúram lae ó 6:30 rn go 6:00 fad a thiomáin mé dhá uair an chloig gach lá a fháil go dtí agus ón obair. Bhí sé mar an gcéanna i rith an tsamhraidh nuair a bhí mé dó a bheith i gcampaí agus gníomhaíochtaí ar leith a shaibhriú, ach bhí a choinneáil air go lánaimseartha cúram lae toisc nach raibh mé in ann obair a fhágáil dó a ghlacadh chun na gníomhaíochtaí sin. Bhí sé níos frustrating a bhaint amach go rinneadh an chuid is mó de mo chuid oibre ag baint úsáide as ríomhaire, a bhí mé sa bhaile. Bhí mé ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig fiú mo colleage san oifig eile, seachas ar siúl os a chionn. Chuma amú an deas, oifig mór le troscán saincheaptha a bhí mé i. Wondered mé cé mhéad a bheadh ag an gcuideachta a shábháil ar chostais áis más rud é nach raibh siad ag úsáid a bhaint as acmhainní an oiread sin d'fhostaithe; agus go mbeadh na fostaithe a bheith níos sásta mar nach mbeadh orthu a ligean nach raibh siad ag codanna eile lena saol, agus bheadh b'fhéidir fanacht leis an gcuideachta a thuilleadh! *** *** Sigh Nuair a d'iarr mé ar deireadh a fhágáil, b'fhéidir cúpla uair an chloig níos luaithe a phiocadh suas mo mhac ón scoil agus obair ó bhaile, chonaic mo Boss sé mar masla pearsanta. Shíl sé go raibh sé á glacadh buntáiste a bhaint as ... Cad tá mé ag teacht chun foghlaim faoi easpa tacaíochta le haghaidh níos mó telecommuting easpa muiníne ó bhainistíocht agus ó imní AD go mbeidh fostaithe eile a bheith éad. Ní bhaineann sé seo ciall a bhaint ós rud é nach maoirseoir ag lorg thar an ghualainn na bhfostaithe gach lá ar fad chun táirgiúlacht a chinneadh. Tá gach ar féidir le duine féachaint ar an toradh deiridh. An bhfuil an obair ag dul a dhéanamh? Ní bheadh comh-oibrithe a bheith éad más féidir leo a bheith an tairbhe céanna más mian leo. Feicthe agam gcásanna nuair a fuair roinnt fostaithe i roinnt ranna chun telecommute cuid den am agus nach raibh daoine eile. Ridiculous! Bhraith sé cosúil le clique i scoil ard nach féidir leat a fháil isteach. Conas a fuair na daoine seo na "daoine a roghnaíodh telecommuting??" An raibh a saol níos luachmhara ná mianach?? Tá súil agam go mbeidh nuair a bhíonn mo iníon le duine fásta, athrú i bhfad tar éis tarlú sa réimse seo agus beidh sí ag amazed an fhriotaíocht go raibh i ligean do dhaoine a bhfuil cothromaíocht níos mó ina saol. Tá mé i gcónaí sásta a fheiceáil mná seo a bhaint amach agus tá an t-alt seo a leanas sampla: CNN Airteagal Fostaíochta ar Féin-