Back to workFeb 17, 2015 19:39:41 GMT -5via mobile
Post by tjr42px on Feb 17, 2015 19:39:41 GMT -5
I took my paternity leave the past two weeks. It rocked! Going back to work?...not so much.
I love what I do. Actually I love it a ton. But can't wait for the day it might be feasible to work less and be at home dad more. I totally enjoyed my time with my little ones and even got to hang out with my wife. I'm thinking my next career move is to win the lottery and take a permanent vacation.
It is insane how tough it has been to go back to work after taking even a long weekend these days. I used to feel refreshed and ready to be back. Now I, although I enjoy what I do, I still can't wait to get home from the moment I get to work.
#Stable job, supportive spouse, good life balance problems
And I felt so old/out of touch when I saw this new (or new to us) contraption in our break room today. I really was like how does this work? There are no numbers on it. Lol! Apparently I don't handle electronic changes well. I guess I knew that. This mobile app still baffles me most days.
Post by eddiegotsole on Feb 19, 2015 17:41:21 GMT -5
Its great that you were able to take some time off! How old are your children? I thought you had an older child I guess I wasn't aware you also had a newborn tjr42px. I know it had to feel nice to take some time off! Even though I didn't qualify for FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) I still took some time off when my son was born, though not quite 2 weeks. This past weekend was a long one for me and I enjoyed time with my wife and son! I had a 5 day weekend due to a possibly once in a lifetime combination of a holiday + 9/80 day (alternate work schedule day off), and an extra day off due to being on "Hot Line Duty" for the 2 previous weeks. Those 5 days I was really able to soak up the time and bond with my son! He's growing so fast and often during the week I spend little time with him due to his sleeping and feeding schedules!
#Stable job, supportive spouse, good life balance problems <---------- I agree 100%!!!
I should actually thank you and the hundreds of millions of Americans who allowed me to take 2 weeks paid leave...Your tax dollars at work. We are military and fairly recently spouses have been afforded up to ten days of leave. We can't always take it when kiddo is born, but can take it within a year of birth. It actually worked out amazing for us. Kiddo was a December baby, I had time off around the holidays, family dropped in, then I took my two weeks. In the 11 weeks of his life, we've been blessed to have both of us home or help from family for a good 7 or 8 of them.
With our first, I was in school. I think I was only taking one class, maybe two at the time and working two part-time jobs (one was an internship for my program). I had one week off from both (the job I only had 20 hours of time off to take) and the internship was unpaid. So, I took one week from my job paid and worked two days of internship that week, then took my internship days off the next week and only worked two days (I always did 2 ten hours days at my job). Essentially I took two half weeks.
Your schedule sounds crazy just to keep track of, my friend. I'm glad you got the time you did and drank it in. I could go on about "drinking it in" and incorporating mindfulness into parenting...actually I did and deleted. I can't say on topic for anything...lol. But IMO, quality is far superior to quantity. I was fortunate to have both the past couple weeks.
BTW...what do you do for work that warrants such a schedule?
Post by eddiegotsole on Feb 20, 2015 11:05:54 GMT -5
TJR,
I work in IT, to be more specific I am a Business Analyst and my focus is on Point of Sale Systems for a major cruise line. Some of what I wrote in my previous post sounds more complicated than what it is though!
A 9/80 alternate work schedule means that for every 2 weeks I work 9 days for a total of 8 hours. This means every other Monday is a day off for me and I work 9 hour days as opposed to 8 hour days.
The "Hot Line Duty" means that I am responsible for after hours support calls (usually for 2 weeks at a time).
You mentioned that you are military? What Branch? I actually served in the Marine Corps for 8 1/2 years!
Gotcha. I used to enjoy having a periodic weekday off. I could actually get things done when businesses were open.
Marine Corps? Then, I hope I don't lose all respect/credibility for wearing Air Force tiger stripes. I have worked in very purple clinics treating every branch including Coast Guard. Then again the perception is you can't get any less "military cred" than Air Force Med Group!
Gotcha. I used to enjoy having a periodic weekday off. I could actually get things done when businesses were open.
Marine Corps? Then, I hope I don't lose all respect/credibility for wearing Air Force tiger stripes. I have worked in very purple clinics treating every branch including Coast Guard. Then again the perception is you can't get any less "military cred" than Air Force Med Group!
tjr42px, oh I'm completely over the Branch Competition thing, although I often tell myself that if I had been smarter about my decision, I would have chosen the Air Force! I was open to all branches, but a classmate told me that I couldn't make it in the Marine Corps and I took him up on that challenge!
I hear that every day. I was open to all branches too. I applied to AF, Navy, and Army residency programs. They are all amazing. But I ranked them in order of quality of life with a young and growing family. I was open with my wife. Just clinical speaking, I preferred the Navy, but in hindsight my friend who went Army to a joint site with a Navy program said I lucked out.
With all my activity today I should point out...I do actually work. I've been in a waiting room for an appointment for over an hour. Lol. It's not all government waste people. Haha.
I hear that every day. I was open to all branches too. I applied to AF, Navy, and Army residency programs. They are all amazing. But I ranked them in order of quality of life with a young and growing family. I was open with my wife. Just clinical speaking, I preferred the Navy, but in hindsight my friend who went Army to a joint site with a Navy program said I lucked out.
With all my activity today I should point out...I do actually work. I've been in a waiting room for an appointment for over an hour. Lol. It's not all government waste people. Haha.
I attended training with the Air Force, on an Air Force Base when USMC upgraded some of our systems. I wasn't mad at all! Good time with good people! A few of my colleagues were upset because AF seems to call everyone in a certain "Rank Range" a SGT regardless of actual rank. Marine Corps Staff Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants can get really ticked off by that sort of stuff!
Yeah Staff and Technical Sgts are typically Sgt. You can call Master Sgts, Senior Master Sgts, and Chief Master Sgts; Sgt so and so. But just because you can, IMO doesn't mean you should. SNCOs earned it. I prefer the full title or use Master, Senior, or Chief as a sign of respect.
The same is true for airman, airman first class, and senior airman. They are called airman so and so.
Yeah. I've seen someone call a Gunny simply Sgt ... Didn't go well. Didn't go well for a new airman in my last clinic who called an Army Sgt 1st Class, Sgt either.
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