tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post2111137469537681120..comments2023-11-02T08:26:17.556-07:00Comments on Nonlinear Girl: How Good is Good Enough?nonlineargirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1911962427183857392009-02-17T15:11:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:11:00.000-08:00Amazingly, no one was shafted. On Monday afternoon...Amazingly, no one was shafted. On Monday afternoon my boss called to say the meeting was going to be no longer than a half-hour to fit into her schedule. Once I heard that I decided to skip it. <BR/><BR/>Today the boss called on her way out of the meeting to say that it went well, and that the document I revised in advance of the meeting helped a lot to calm the cranky legislative staffer. <BR/><BR/>So I get some points at least for good work and I did not have to drive an hour each way for a half-hour meeting.nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-50046357132788577952009-02-17T13:50:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:50:00.000-08:00Urk. It's one day. I'd go. I know that received wi...Urk. It's one day. I'd go. I know that received wisdom would say "And what if there's another Tuesday, and another...?" But the reality is that there are always exceptions and being a working parent means managing them in a balanced way. Given that you're half way through Tues by now, I hope you found a way through that worked!Dad Who Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100959318142432909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-72149413646374986762009-02-17T13:49:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:49:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dad Who Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100959318142432909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-25876988977979585942009-02-17T10:52:00.000-08:002009-02-17T10:52:00.000-08:00Honestly, I would go, in an effort to build up a s...Honestly, I would go, in an effort to build up a stack of chips to call in later, after the twins are born and you need them.<BR/><BR/>And I would try to get comp time so that I could take off part of another day -- guilt free!Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342826784650208124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-46326141767173548462009-02-17T09:23:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:23:00.000-08:00Ugh. I wish I'd read this earlier. I am childcarel...Ugh. I wish I'd read this earlier. I am childcareless today and could have had Ada over to play with Milo. Ugh. Sorry.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350513605913924754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-45269020664366475452009-02-17T06:09:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:09:00.000-08:00I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't implying th...I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't implying that you should feel guilty about working (or not), just that some of us are inclined to feel guilty about many things (I am!) and that motherhood just compounds the opportunities to feel guilty.<BR/>There. I feel better. Didn't want to spend my day feeling guilty about making you feel guilty.<BR/>I'll feel guilty about something else instead.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-35374314187477986112009-02-17T06:01:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:01:00.000-08:00In my full-time working days, I would have arrange...In my full-time working days, I would have arranged child care and gone to the meeting and then been distracted by how guilty I felt. Or I would have stayed home with my kid and felt guilty about missing the meeting and letting down the boss. In other words, I am not very helpful to you but I would definitely go with the guilt. ;-)lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-929724421041194242009-02-16T12:59:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:59:00.000-08:00So there's no option of rescheduling the meeting f...So there's no option of rescheduling the meeting for Wednesday?<BR/> <BR/>I don't really know how big a deal a key legislative staffer is to your career, but if it's someone you don't usually work with, who doesn't already know you and your work ethic, I'd go, since you never know where some extra good will out there might lead you.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-28635779509065428832009-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:00The ambitious part of me would opt to attend the m...The ambitious part of me would opt to attend the meeting, but the life-balancing mother in me would say, "I don't do Tuesdays." Unless you're really unsatisfied with your current work situation and want to stretch more hours to change things, I'd tell her no.<BR/><BR/>Hard choice!Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864909952004392637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-78617095702012061292009-02-16T12:02:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:02:00.000-08:00Phoning in would still require child care. Ada is ...Phoning in would still require child care. Ada is not amenable to me being close but not paying attention to her!nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-62757258795544835002009-02-16T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-16T11:22:00.000-08:00Do you have to be there in person or can you phone...Do you have to be there in person or can you phone in? If you can't I would stick with the "I don't have daycare."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com