I've worked both in a traditional environment (I drop the kids off at daycare before work, and pick them up afterwords), and a remote work environment (I walk into my office, the kids are on the other side of the door, in the care of a nanny).
I feel more guilt being in the same house as my kids, and not being involved, than I did with them at a separate daycare.
It's nice when I eat lunch or take a break, to be able to walk out and hang out with my kids. It's not nice when I'm on a conference call, and I can hear the wailing on the other side of my (well-sound-insulated) door when someone stubs a toe, and feel guilt that I'm not involved.
On site, but separated, child-care is I think the ideal solution for working parents and the workplace. It gives parents the ability to visit their children when they have a break, or need to breastfeed. It gives them a bit of space, so they don't feel obligated to be involved in the tens of minor-crises that occur every day in the life of a child.
It also keeps a bit of separation between "work" and "family" time, which even as a very involved father I feel is valuable.
I've worked both in a traditional environment (I drop the kids off at daycare before work, and pick them up afterwords), and a remote work environment (I walk into my office, the kids are on the other side of the door, in the care of a nanny).
I feel more guilt being in the same house as my kids, and not being involved, than I did with them at a separate daycare.
It's nice when I eat lunch or take a break, to be able to walk out and hang out with my kids. It's not nice when I'm on a conference call, and I can hear the wailing on the other side of my (well-sound-insulated) door when someone stubs a toe, and feel guilt that I'm not involved.
On site, but separated, child-care is I think the ideal solution for working parents and the workplace. It gives parents the ability to visit their children when they have a break, or need to breastfeed. It gives them a bit of space, so they don't feel obligated to be involved in the tens of minor-crises that occur every day in the life of a child.
It also keeps a bit of separation between "work" and "family" time, which even as a very involved father I feel is valuable.