Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 05, 2018 | Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 585 |
Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 05, 2018 | Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 9,195 |
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How unfortunate. “Stay-at-home parents” are “unreliable”? Says who? “Stay-at-home parents” are “less skilled”? Says who? I’m a “stay-at-home mom” who has been PTA President, Chaired several positions many of them fundraisers which brought in significant $, sat on school boards, earned a college degree, volunteer with several organizations including the American Red Cross, attended conferences and professional development training, and the list goes on. I have done all this while raising three smart, top of their class, non trouble making, children. Two of my children have sickle cell disease, which extends my “stay-at-home” resume to include: medical director, schedule manager, insurance management, conflict resolution, patient advocate, customer service, record keeper, and so much more. Doesn't sound like someone who is under qualified or unreliable to me. But what do I know? I'm just a “stay-at-home parent”.
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Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 06, 2018 | Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 585 |
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Try coordinating projects that involve hundreds of people and deliverables. You didn't pick these projects and there are uncooperative people and pressures and deadlines. Try managing projects where everything is interdependent, and you have to use Microsoft Project just to keep track of it. Try doing that with someone breathing down your neck all the time, hostile co-workers and a fixed amount of time to do it all. And you are working to someone else's expectations where you will be reviewed. And because you are working, you still have all those personal things you need to take care on your own time, not your employer's time
Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 06, 2018 | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 3,978 |
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How are you going to take a management role where you’re overseeing tens to hundreds of employees and you can’t even keep your three children in check? How’re you going to handle multitasking several high-importance projects that have non-negotiable deadlines and yet claim that you never had time to make full home-cooked meals as a SAHB?
Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 06, 2018 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,708 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
Also, when we see children running around like little howler monkeys on methamphetamine, breaking things, making noise for the sake of making noise, making messes, and treating the world like it’s their personal playground and their handlers are doing nothing to correct or curb their behavior, we’re supposed to take SAHBreeders seriously? It looks like they suck at all those “jobs” they claim. How are you going to take a management role where you’re overseeing tens to hundreds of employees and you can’t even keep your three children in check? How’re you going to handle multitasking several high-importance projects that have non-negotiable deadlines and yet claim that you never had time to make full home-cooked meals as a SAHB?
Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 06, 2018 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,708 |
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JoJo
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Try coordinating projects that involve hundreds of people and deliverables. You didn't pick these projects and there are uncooperative people and pressures and deadlines. Try managing projects where everything is interdependent, and you have to use Microsoft Project just to keep track of it. Try doing that with someone breathing down your neck all the time, hostile co-workers and a fixed amount of time to do it all. And you are working to someone else's expectations where you will be reviewed. And because you are working, you still have all those personal things you need to take care on your own time, not your employer's time
That's the issue with volunteers. With a paid position, you competed with dozens if not hundreds of other candidates; your resume was one of the 5 top ones chosen for an interview; you beat out the other candidates; and have periodic reviews.
Volunteers are any warm body who shows up and doesn't burn the place down. You can claim you did all these great things, but I have no way to verify that.
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Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 07, 2018 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 12,432 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
I'd love to see some SAHMoo who self-describes herself as a chef try to come waltzing in where I work. There are the non-professional cooks who are enthusiasts or hobbyists and regularly expand their skills by making elaborate meals and desserts or at least regularly follow America's Test Kitchen recipes. Those aren't your standard SAHMoos, though. At best, they're from the school of Sandra Lee or the Pioneer Woman where it's a bunch of can opening and basic meals and at least two nights a week is pure reheated frozen foods or takeout.
In my pastry kitchen, my litmus test is handing you a recipe and you should be able to discern how to make it without needing explicit instructions. I don't have time for hand-holding.
Re: Whining SAHM on LinkedIn March 07, 2018 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 12,432 |
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bell_flower
I actually think it's a sensible idea to use part time or lower pressure internships to hire people. it could benefit both parties. The employer has an intern and not a full time employee, who is more difficult to fire. There is a trial period before too much of an investment is made. The recipient gets a chance to build skills in a lower level job.
Sometimes people are out of the workforce for reasons other than caring for brats. They could be caring for an aging parent or ill themselves.
But when someone starts telling me the experience of caring for brats makes them capable of scheduling, medical directing,, etc, we have a problem. And if you've been out of the work force for a while and your skills aren't current, you will likely have a lower re-entry salary, just as everyone else in that position. Being a Moo doesn't make you special or immune to these rules. Go find a Moo who is willing to give you top dollar because you wrangled brats and stayed out of the workforce for a decade.
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(snip) I started working during a recession and looked for an unpaid internship. The company saw my determination and offered me part time work instead and about 6 weeks later it turned into a full time position. Determination is so much better than tongue waggling about all the experience the moo has. At some point it is put up and shut up time.(snip)