Cubicle Confidential

The Family Circus: How to Balance Career and Kids

February 16, 2022 Mary Abbajay & Chris DeSantis Season 2 Episode 34
Cubicle Confidential
The Family Circus: How to Balance Career and Kids
Show Notes

It’s hard out there for working parents--especially for working mothers. Mary Abbajay and Chris DeSantis tackle listeners' questions about balancing the duties of parenthood with career goals. 

  • "Bundle of Nerves" wants to know when the right time is to tell her boss that she is pregnant. 
  • "Kid Proof" is annoyed that their boss’ kid is constantly derailing team meetings. 
  • "Mom’s the Word" struggles with the uneven playing field at work between working mothers and working fathers. 

Chris DeSantis recommends these books to help working parents:

Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family by Anne Marie Slaughter

What Works for Women at Work by Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey.  

What Works, Gender Equality by Design by Iris Bonnet

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor by Sylvia Hewlett.

If you have workplace dilemmas or career questions, send them to us! Email us: info@cubicleconfidential.com or tweet us: @cubicleconfide1. All names will be changed to protect the guilty and innocent...

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