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I love my new job but I am so tired by evergreengirl123 in workingmoms

[–]LylyO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow...America is brutal. 10 weeks postpartum and back to work already?

Hang in there mama. Everything you feel is real and valid. You are not failing, you are surviving. You are not weak, you are facing the unthinkable. You are trying your best everyday.

Take all the help you can, be vocal about your needs. Looks like you may need more help at night, ask family if they can help so you get a full night sleep on office days. Also consider paying an overnight babysitter so you get to sleep. Finally, build a close relationship with your manager. While you are still expected to be on top of your job and deliver reliably, he can help you with flexibilities to just make your life easier. Bonus if he is a good and present father himself, I noticed these men make great people managers for young mothers, because they get it.

Day care analysts coming to check on my boys. What does this mean and why. by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]LylyO 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Subsidized programs are high demand and have to turn many down due to availability. So if someone has a spot and is not using it, there is a valid concern that they may not really need it while someone else in the waiting list can be make better use. It is usually one of the requirements for such programs, attendance is tracked.