Finally got flexible hours approved
Been asking about this for like a year. My manager finally approved me working 7am-3pm instead of 8-5. Means I can pick up my kids from school instead of them going to after-care.
Small thing but it honestly feels HUGE. Saves us $300/month and more importantly I get like an hour with them in the afternoon before dinner chaos. Already made a difference in my stress levels.
If anyone else wants to request this, my advice: come with a plan showing how you'll handle meetings, that it won't impact your work, and the business benefit. Don't lead with "it's better for my family" - that doesn't move the needle. Lead with efficiency/productivity.
after-care is fine but that pickup window is actually when my kids decompress and tell me what happened. Getting to be there for that instead of hearing about it third-hand from a teacher email is such a different thing