Dell2022
2022-02-09 12:01:56
- #1
I would still calculate more conservatively and not assume that one goes back to full-time work after 7/8 months. Yes, of course the father can take parental leave and/or work part-time if the mother earns more. But when the child is there, the priorities suddenly change completely.
I am a lawyer and have always liked to work a lot. Now with 3 small children, it is out of the question for us that both parents work full-time. Then you hardly see the kids during the week. And on the weekend, you have to do everything (shopping, household, etc.) that you didn’t manage during the week. It is also very stressful because you have no time for yourself or your partner. You can forget about sports and hobbies.
You also have to find a daycare that offers suitable care. In big cities that’s possible. I work in Munich but live outside. Many daycares here close at 4 p.m. And most children are picked up much earlier. Believe me, you don’t want your child to be the last one picked up, no matter how long you studied.
As I said, I don’t know it any other way; my parents didn’t have “parental leave” or anything like that.
I myself was cared for by a childminder and it didn’t do any harm.
I am also not working as a lawyer but as a company lawyer. So I don’t have the working hours of regular lawyers but can certainly finish work at 3/3:30 p.m., sometimes earlier when working from home.
My full-time job sometimes feels like part-time to me.
The company also offers (limited) daycare places in a “company kindergarten” (the company is involved and buys places for employees).