2 full time working parents?

[Snog]

is this your family, and would you like a new topic for this?

[CMOTDibbler]

Yes, no

[flatmum]

yes, why not?

[FamiliesShareGerms]

Yes, no thanks!

[Passmethecrisps]

Yes. No thank you.

[Snog]

whats your experience? do you have one parent working at home or both working outside if the home?
what are the advantages for your family and what do you find difficult?

[noisytoys]

Yes, there's already a million threads on this. Marking place on thread a million and one

[Snog]

Jeepers how did I miss all that?
Must be working too hard

[iwillbrushmyteethbefore10am]

Yes and I still don't understand the phrase - you're lucky I couldn't afford to work full time? - as I personally can't afford to work part time! - I'm prepared to get slated!

[Snog]

its a childcare thing alrhough quite shortsighted as over the longterm usually best to keep working full time

[78bunion]

It is more common than not as works best for families, children and women.

[iwillbrushmyteethbefore10am]

Snog - but why am I lucky? If no childcare costs I could work one day a week and spend quality time with DD. As it is, one day work = one day childcare to pay for, so two days work. Two days work= two days childcare so three days work etc. before you know it, it's 5 days and no quality time, I don't understand why it's lucky? Sorry to be a bit dim

[Snog]

i assume people who say this earn less than they need to pay for childcare because either their hourly rate isnt particularly high or they have lots of kids

[jasminerose]

If you earn a lower amount its much easier to work snog

[FunnysInLaJardin]

yes and no from me too

[LittlemissBT]

But if your wage is low, how can you afford to give up working?

[78bunion]

Our full time childcare cost was 50% of each of our net salaries at the start I.e. one of us worked for nothing - both on the same salary then) but we knew we could work hard, take on second jobs (which we did - some evenings and weekends) and move up career ladders so it did work out for the best that we both kept working full time.

[Snog]

jasmine rose surely if you earn less than the cost of childcare this isnt as easy as if you earn more than the cost of childcare?

[Tweet2tweet]

I'd like to get to know others where both parents work FT. I feel like the only one out there sometimes, everyone else around me works adjusted hours.

[78bunion]

Perhaps they are just happy so do not post about issues on line or perhaps they are just busy. They are certainly out there and in some ways it works best as neither is losing income or sacrificing career and the difficult stage with little children is soon over and things get even easier.

[Tasmania]

Short-term would be better to give up work.

Long-term would be better to work full-time.

Careers are akin to an investment. It accumulates over time. I you take time out, it would be like taking money out of a growing and income-paying investment scheme, and putting it under your mattress. Five years later, you won't just have lost the potential growth or income (i.e. promotions and salary increases), but also lost to inflation (competitors who are now at YOUR level, but are younger with no commitments).

[78bunion]

..and the house might burn down and you lose what was under the mattress (career equivalent you never work again except at minimum wage jobs).