For Working Dads, Workflex Works
Growing up, both my father and mother worked. What may have been the exception when I was a kid has become the norm, where most young families are dual-income. Now 35 and married with a five-year-old son and a wife who also works full-time, mine is just such a family.
In our household, a typical workweek requires a significant amount of flexibility to coordinate our son’s drop-off/pickup from school, doctors’ appointments, and after-school activities, just to name a few. While I am fortunate to have an employer that provides a flexible work arrangement that accommodates my hectic...