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In this episode, I interview Alina, HR superstar and mother of 2 boys. Features job sharing and the carseat urinal!

The Lowdown

– Family of 4 – 2 Working Parents – 1 part-time (4 days a week) – 1 full-time – 3 year old – 1 year old

3:06 Sleep 3:36 Sleep ins are non-existent 5:02 Who are the people in your family? Who does what when? 5:46 Doing 5 days worth of work in 4 days 6:16 Productivity of the 4-day working week 7:30 Intense working days then a day off 7:48 Parenting super powers 8:38 Providing the feminine aspects to a family 9:08 The organiser 9:50 The fun one 10:28 Impromptu dance parties 11:06 Not enough energy to be the fun one 11:40 How is childcare managed? 12:42 Splitting the drop offs and pick ups to make the day shorter 13:12 Could you choose your own path? 14:16 More time with family child care? 14:34 What works well? 14:46 Going from 1 child to 2 15:20 Guidance from friends 15:24 Household roster 16:12 Eating dinner together as a family 16:28 Chest freezer and bulk cooking 16:44 Downsides? 16:55 Tired kids 17:14 Tired pre-schoolers vs tired school kids 17:37 Illness in the first winter at childcare 18:42 Who takes the day off when kids are sick? 19:55 A sick day takes up more of a part-time week 21:10 Working from home with sick kids 22:04 The babysitters (grandparents) catching the bug 23:40 What other arrangements have you had in the past? 24:02 Job sharing 24:56 How did the job sharing come about? 25:12 Proposed plan for maternity and beyond 26:22 Next steps? 26:38 Work travel 28:32 Do you feel well supported? 29:14 Society hasn't caught up with males and family responsibilities 29:26 Different approaches to work 30:34 Did you consider doing things differently due to your different approaches to work? 31:04 Family is willing but is the workplace? 31:32 Husbands experiencing the family penalty 32:20 Australia is very far behind 32:44 Being on the other side - flexible work arrangements of the staff you work with? 33:04 All bar one are female 33:38 Different types of work more suited to flexible work? 33:58 Not necessarily! 34:00 Job sharing and decision making 34:02 Job sharing working well when there is lower level decision making 35:02 Workers with flexible working arrangements will generally be more productive, give more back and will be more loyal 35:28 Flexible work arrangements as a non-financial incentive 35:40 Interviewer grovels to interviewee to be her boss 36:12 Working from home not a great option in some cases 36:36 Working from home with children at home 38:34 Funny or disastrous moments 38:38 Yes everyday 39:44 Carseat urinal 40:13 No packed lunch! 40:50 Online canteen lunch orders - the best! 41:22 Is your version of family what you thought it would be? 42:04 Advice? 42:14 Lower your standards! 42:40 So important that home time is not cleaning time 42:52 Get a deep freeze 43:39 Date night

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