To Ask If you were me, what situation would you pick?

[Missmummy88]

So I currently work 4 days a week in a very flexible tech firm. I have two children 4 & 7 who come September will both be in schools (albeit different schools). With such flexible employment terms I am considering one of the following options : continue with 4 days a week work (one from home) but have to arrange after school care for two kids three days a week (only until about 5 as I usually finish at 4.30) or split my working across 5 days 9.30-2.30 allowing me to do all pick ups and drop offs and not have to worry about childcare but also will lose my me day (which is really a day to catch up on housework and chores before the weekend begins!)

What would be more appealing to you?

5 shorter days and get a cleaner.

I have the best of both worlds, I'm able to work within school hours but also get a day off (most weeks, not always.) If I had to choose between them though i'd go for option 2. As much as I love my day off, it's important to me that the children can take part in clubs etc after school which couldn't happen with me at work.

It does make a difference that there's little in the way of after school childcare here though, so working later would be pretty much impossible anyway.

Option 1 would be preferable for you, but I am doing option 2, because of the sheer number of after school activities my kids have fallen into. Literally every night there’s football, Beavers, swimming or something. They just wouldn’t be able to do it if I wasn’t there to pick them up after school, feed them and take them there. I’d feel they were really missing out if they were at after school club instead. But it’s hard work!

I'm going to do a combination of both.