I am worried this is going to rattle some cages. I don't want to sound me me me. I am just thinking about different issues around this.
My partner worked half an hour away from home a few years ago. Perfect. He was home by 6.00pm. we had an evening and as we had a child it's was also our family time.
Suddenly the company he worked for went bankrupt and he was taken straight on again by a different company. Which is obviously great. But the snag is the office is 1 hour and 45 minutes away. Twice a day. With the occasional work from home day.
He's been home on lockdown. No overtime allowed yet he's having to do the overtime for free. The friend he works with came from the last company too. He was newest than my partner to the job but he's climbed the ladder abit and now he's in charge of the office. Lately he's been messaging my partner at short notice to come over to the office the next day so he can go to appointments and things. But my partner isn't getting the extra money. It's also supposed to be him at home to keep the coronavirus risk lower etc. .
We were just having our tea and he's decided he wants oh to go over tomorrow. No notice hardly again.
There are two members of staff that live in the office town who are furloughed. Yet my partner's on less pay currently further away and having to do all this extra for free...
I've sort of spoken to him last week about how he sees this job long term. It's great I'm most ways and fairly flexible. But the distance is just really not fitting into family life.
The kids don't see him really on week days if he's there. Also my biggest issue is there's nobody around in an emergency. We are very limited.
My plan is to go back to work in a year or so but as I'm not working now it's not really fair to discuss this as jobs are not always easy to find.
I am sooo aware that many others work away and are in the forces and allsorts. I am very conscious that it is life! But I'm also starting to feel it's limiting so much stuff. We don't eat together and the kids are over tired when he's getting home in normal times. If there's an emergency then it's two hours before he can be there.
Would you say it's normal and I shouldnt talk to him about a job closer to home? There's are other companies that approach him nearer. But I understand that's not always the point.
Do your husband's travel this far or further?
Another issue is It would be perfect if I did àn evening job around his once my youngest is at school but there's no chance with the current situation.
What do you think. Thanks. X