In the latest Fast Company advice column, Kathleen Davis discusses the challenges faced by parents in the workplace, particularly when coworkers lack an understanding of their obligations. Parents often need flexibility due to family emergencies or schedules that don't align with typical work hours, causing resentment among colleagues. The advice includes suggesting universal scheduling changes, like rescheduling early morning meetings to accommodate parents while also benefiting other employees, and emphasizing the importance of fostering a supportive work culture that prioritizes life's obligations.
In an ideal world, your boss and coworkers wouldn't need to be parents themselves to understand things like needing to miss work when you have a sick kid.
Most parents can't make 8 a.m. meetings, as that's prime time for getting the kids out the door and to school. You know who else hates 8 a.m. meetings? Just about everyone.
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