More childcare

[lnr]

So in my last post I said I thought I'd *finally* found someone for the short term to look after Matthew after pre-school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from next week. (I've got the rest of this week off for settling in purposes). And she was coming to meet us on Friday. Guess who didn't show up on Friday and hasn't replied to my email since? She always did seem a bit reluctant (and expensive). I guess she really *didn't* want it.

Instead I've had a chat to the pre-school and to work, and I've put in a flexible working application to change my hours temporarily from 7.5 each on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday to 7.5 Monday and 5 each on Tues/Weds/Thurs, and hopefully work will agree since it's the same number of hours just re-arranged a bit. He'll be doing three full days of pre-school instead of 2.5 and I'll drop him off and pick him up, so at least he doesn't have any more people to get used to!

Now work just have to *agree* to it, but my colleagues are OK with me just getting on and working that pattern in the meantime, given I'm employed as an Officer and it's generally the policy that we work the necessary hours to get the job done and I can actually do some aspects of my job better for being in on more days anyway. Hopefully HR will be fine, and it'll just be a case of hammering out details.

Cautiously looking forward to his first day tomorrow!

Comments

[aiwendel.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a good solution if you can do it. I'm sorry about reluctant childcarer though. xxx

[lnr]

Yeah, it might be a bit exhausting (and I was kinda looking forward to my Thursday mornings off :) ) but I think it does sound like the best plan.

She still hasn't replied to my email!