Random thought ..anyone ever think this about work?

I work from home with a set schedule and I would be incredible at my job if I didn't have my son lol. I cannot focus anymore and I have no attention span to do my time consuming tasks that require extra effort.

I do find myself logging in overnight when my son is asleep so I'm not drowning at work, but this just leads to more exhaustion for me. I have to give the appearance of "text me whenever" since I am in management, but I absolutely don't mean it 😂

I guess it depends on what you do. I was Director level in HR at a national not for profit and worked sub 35 hours a week. I was promoted to the role after 2 years and I found I was not satisfied so I went to law school on my mat leave and will be a lawyer next year, so maybe I’ll be in the same position as you but what I used to do with all my “free” time was Pilates, pottery and painting before my kid. Work should be finite and reasonable. If you are unable to complete what is expected of you (how I treated my staff) there was a problem with workload, expectations or employee performance. IMHO I never expected my team to stay past 4:30 and if they did I made them track their hours and I gave them time off in lieu. If I noticed they weren’t performing to expectations I dug into why and supported them with training or development or a reallocation of duties. I’m sorry you are in this position and I hope it improves for you.

I am currently in the opposite mode - how much better I would be at mothering if I didn't have to work, but I'm guessing it's just a matter of time 🤣

I feel like you get more efficient at what you do. My problems need to be solved by 6 and no later. How do I do this without 100 revisions and edits? How do I do it right the first time

Nope.. I work from home and the only thing I think of through the day is how can I keep being paid without having to work..... 😆

Nope. I WFH before I had my baby and a few months after. I stopped caring about being "'star employee" and started seeing my work getting in the way of motherhood.

In a way, I somehow manage to compress a full time role into 9-3, while im not exactly the model worker, i do well.
I do think how much easier and less stressful it would to have this job if I didn’t have kids, but more often than not i think how much the job is getting in the way of enjoying more time with the kids

By i am looking for work from home opportunity. Please share any suggestions

I’ve worked from home since Covid and I initially felt I had a good balance, but as of lately (last 2 years or so) the workload in general has become overwhelming, we are expected to do more with less as more and more people are laid off and nothing is backfilled. My thoughts are how can I pull away sooner and more often to spend more time with my kids, I’m trying to get to a place of “do what you can and the rest can wait.” I’m salaried so the extra hours are free and honestly I’m stressed the hell out lol along with so many of my coworkers, even those without children.