The Summer Struggles of Parents Working From Home
It’s undeniable that every professional is struggling to adjust as work-from-home becomes the new normal. These adjustments are even tricker when your new coworkers are under the age of 18. I wanted to share what working parents are feeling in terms of Covid-19 summer, company childcare accommodations, and unfair performance evaluations. Blind, an anonymous professional network, with 3.6M+ verified users, took to the platform and asked our users three questions:
- Has your company accommodated the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs?
- Will you be sending your child to school in-person this Fall?
- Are you concerned your performance is being inequitably compared to your colleagues?
Key Findings as of 7/17 (~1,053 Parent Responses):
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- 56% of working parents have not had their company accommodate for the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs.
- 64% of Microsoft parents have had accommodations for the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs.
- Contrasted by only 24% of Amazon working parents
- 64% of Microsoft parents have had accommodations for the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs.
- Only 31% of surveyed working parents plan on sending their child to school in-person this Fall
- 37% of working parents at Microsoft answered “yes” to sending their child to school in-person this Fall
- Contrasted by only 13% of the Intuit working parents at who answered “yes”
- 37% of working parents at Microsoft answered “yes” to sending their child to school in-person this Fall
- In early April, Blind asked question 3 to users and 51.6% of surveyed professionals were concerned their performance is being inequitably compared to their colleagues
- 56% of working parents have not had their company accommodate for the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs.
- This jumped to 62% this week, contrasted by only 31% of “childfree” professionals that are concerned their performance is being inequitably compared to their colleagues
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- 60% of Microsoft’s working parents are concerned their performance is being inequitably compared to their colleagues
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- Contrasted by only 27% of Microsoft’s “childfree” professionals being concerned their performance is being inequitably compared to their colleagues.
The platform has a working parent channel where parents are sharing their gratitude, frustrations, and unfiltered truths about what it’s like to have a career and a child during a pandemic.
One working parent at Western Digital asked, “Is private schools online education worth the tuition?”.
Another professional posed a similar question, “Do you trust sending your kids to daycare?”
As Covid-19 shows no end in sight, the working parents who have not had their company accommodate for the new needs for homeschooling and summer needs, are struggling to find solutions. With only 31% of surveyed working parents plan on sending their child to school in-person this Fall, what innovative solutions can be offered to parents who now live in their office?
Access the report here.