You are just starting to feel like you might be able to re-enter the world of the living and you realize you will have to re-enter the workforce as well? When reality sets in so does the guilt. Leaving your little one at home with a daycare, more hopefully a loving, trusted relative, while you get back to the office.
This might be a good time to negotiate with your company about some flex-time options. Maybe they can work with you on a partial return to the office so you can ease back into working again. If you can, bring up the possibility of doing some of your work from home, just temporarily of course. If they end up liking the situation they might be the ones to broach the subject of a more permanent situation.
I found ahelpful check list from Nestle that offers tips on how to prepare for a work-at-home switch.
Read the full article here.
Research other companies in your field to see if and how they have created and allowed work-from-home or telecommuting options for their employees. Even go so far as to ask for a run down on how it has worked for them. Share this with your employer and present your own ideas of how to improve on their plan, if you see how it would benefit your company to do so.
Don't give up. Network and keep your ears and eyes open to options within your company or with another company that has a work-at-home job option that fits your life.
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