Am looking for ideas & a bit of inspiration!
I am a LP to a 10yr old. No local family support/ex DP lives 2 hrs away. All current before/after school childcare done through combo of childminder/school clubs.
I have just moved jobs to one that, on the face of it, is perfect. Pay great, short commute (20 mins each way) and lots of professional potential. However, there is one big issue - the business has lots of offices all over the UK and there seems to be a general culture that staff travel to other offices at relatively short notice for local meetings. I am a project manager and deliver solutions to all these other offices, so this is likely to be needed relatively soon. This isn't likely to be doable within my current childcare hours which, at a push, can be 7 - 7. This won't, taking some current examples, allow me to be in Cardiff for 8 am, which is 4 hrs drive away or do an overnight in Manchester.
I am rather irked, as I was told no travel in my interview, but I think my boss was talking about international travel (my last role was a remote global one) rather than UK, as it is clear that all the other PMs travel as needed. To give him his due, he is aware of my situation, but I can really see it affecting my job (and ability to progress) if I can't travel outside of my childcare hours.
I am just looking for ideas really, both in terms of childcare and/or the job itself. I am tempted to look for another job with no travel, but the rest of it is working well. The other option is increasing childcare but I am a bit stuck on any options apart from calling in help from friends, which i am reluctant to do on a regular basis.
Anyone else do this? If so, what would you advise...?
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Boopear · 02/12/2016 12:44
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