In class this week we talked about how to balance work and
family. I might be at a disadvantage because John works and I don’t really need
to be the sole bread winner. We read two mini cases this week, one was about our
daughter having a dance recital and we promised her that we would go. An hour
before the performance we get a call from our biggest client saying that they
need us NOW, and if we don’t show up then they will find business elsewhere. I
wrote in my discussion board that I would have gone to my daughter’s dance
recital because family comes first. That is on my “I will not” list. I will not
sacrifice my family for money. I read the other responses on the discussion
board and one man said that he would have reminded his clients about his hours
of availability. I really like that because it was professional, and it is a good
rule to live by.
The other mini case was about a man who was a head football
coach in Texas who was offered a job coaching for a bigger school. As soon as
he accepted the job his wife filed for divorce stating that he was gone from
home too much. This case was hard for me because it was a case of unmet
expectations. His wife should have known what kind of life it would be as a
wife of a football coach, but also, he seems to love football more than his
family. I wrote on my discussion board that I would have quit my job to be with
my family.
The response on my discussion board that really touched me
was from a woman who said that when her dad died, her mom had to go to work and
she missed out on a lot of her kids’ things, but when she was home, she couldn’t
take her eyes off her kids. That woman is a hero doing it all by herself, and
knowing that she had to work and sacrifice her family time in order for them to
survive.
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