Not paying for childcare this autumn as bills go up

[Essenceandvibes]

I've just had an epiphany.....I absolutely won't be paying a penny for childcare this autumn as bills increase and I won't be made to feel guilty about it either. I can work from home and watch my baby and pick up my 10 year old from school without the assistance of anyone else and if my employer has an issue with it, he can pay an extra £2000 per month post tax to cover the cost of full time help.

Our bills are going to be about £800 a month just electricity and gas alone for our detached 4 bed house, this isn't even thinking about the increase of petrol or groceries.

The mortgage has also gone up a few hundred quid too....childcare and commuting is now a luxury not necessity and I really hope every parent joins me in asking for employers like it or lump it

Shameful the government have let everything get this far, the knock on effects will be huge

There was a fool at my workplace like the OP - got sacked, good riddance, entitled good for nothing - like the colleagues cared about her kids!

You can't have a very good job, that you can't afford childcare - so make a decision stay at home or look for another job.

Up to you if you think you can get the work done and look after a baby

Easier if you don’t do zoom all day I’m guessing

Whether your employer notices or cares who knows, you’ll find out one way or another

@Notyourtypicalvirgo

OP I think you've had a name change fail? 🤔

OP here (Mumsnet disabled my account)

Then how are you posting?

This is actually very flexible and, with no disrespect, not difficult. You could get away with it.

It isn't an option for a lot of people in other roles who can't afford not to care what their employers think.

No according to her post, disabled their account MN banned them and so they have another account.

*waits for thread to go.

Cannot wait until you reach the toddler phase.

Exactly! I can barely go for a pee on my own time with my toddler, let alone work productively on someone else's 😂

Covid really has created a bunch of entitled pisstakers hasnt it
This was not something ever considered as acceptable or possible pre pandemic

Home working is not a substitute for childcare, you cannot do both jobs at the same time in full its neglectful to your child at worst. Why should your employer pay you the same to be less productive.
most people have had to for years balance work, budgets and hundreds if not thousands in childcare costs Why are you above it?

Be honest with your employer, seek options such as flex working but doing it behind their backs screams you know its wrong, it betrays their trust and will just end up with you dismissed.

If they disabled your other account, you can expect this one to go poof very soon too. What did you do?

Dangerous and stupid… you’re talking about working from home with your kids around? Like we have all proved we can do already?

£2k in childcare fees or having heating and food? What a conundrum. I’ll take starving to death over winter please milord, so as not to upset you.

Oh well, when OP gets fired due to not performing well, she'll have no one to blame but herself. Hey ho.

I mean....it's kind of obvious what I did if you think about it

So you came back and announced it, so they can ban you again. Okayyyy. Sounds....Intelligent. 🤔

I was thinking that too...

“Entitled pisstakers” translation: people trying to cut back and save however they can so they can keep eating and feeding their kids and live in a warm home.
What bastards.

This thread has just taken a bizarre turn now. 😂

@lancsgirl85

It sure is a gift 😂

@Dalaidramailama

That keeps on giving 😂

I think maybe a head wobble is in order op

"childcare and commuting is now a luxury not necessity and I really hope every parent joins me in asking for employers like it or lump it"

My employer does not think commuting is luxury, they now demand people to be in the office at least two days a week.
I hope Op understand that her epiphany is not sensible for many professions, e.g. doctors, midwifes etc.
I wonder what Op would say if a midwife turns up at labour ward with her child next to her because she refuses to pay a childcare.