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Sorry to hear that. Not sure how some of my colleagues are not going somewhat nuts, my son is happy to draw/play games, but my manager has a triplet of 6 year olds so I honestly don't know how she copes!
Do you think they are receptive to letting you work 4 days a week until you are back to 100% so that you can avoid the super low SSP?
Or even working part in the weekend? Which we can, if needed.
Which still sucks but then at least if you need to take some hours to sleep during the week or go for some fresh air you can.
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My work is being really unhelpful and it's stressing me out more.
It doesn't help that because I've been unwell all through how it's unfolded, I don't really know how colleagues are coping with work/kids, official work statement is:
2. Childcare & caring responsibilities when schools are shut: All employees are expected to work a full work day during normal business hours and the company will work with individuals having child care requirements on more flexible schedules. Anyone who thinks they may need to work different hours than their norm, please contact your line manager and HR directly so that we can discuss a different arrangement to make this work for you and the company.
Maybe I'm expecting too much but I just feel like it's a bit unfair tbh. If I contact HR and say I can't work normal hours because of childcare, then the expectation will be to work my full hours just at different times of the day. So my day from wake up to sleep is just childcare/working. Which will just drive me insane. I can barely cope as it is.
I just really want to curl up in bed and cry but I can't even do that because then Em can't work because she has to look after Ezekiel.
Call me a workshy millenial but I'd just really like my company to acknowledge we're in a global pandemic and perhaps be a little caring.