Translated from 日本語 • View original For working parents with children in kindergarten or elementary school, "how to work during summer vacation" is probably a headache every year.
During the vacation of more than a month, I leave my children with my parents at home or look for a new place to leave them...
Days looking for a place where I can take care of my children.
But suddenly I couldn't find a place to leave it, so I had no choice but to take a break from work. When I can't take a break, when I take my child to work, people around me look at me coldly...
Some of you may have had such an experience.
So what about ISAO's "Office Children"?
This summer vacation, Ms. Maeno, a working mother with an elementary school child, decided to go to work with her child.
Now, what kind of day was it?
A mother of two tried using the "office children" system
Hello, this is Maeno from the web project.
I am a mom with two sons, one in the third grade of elementary school and the older child in nursery school.
My husband and I work together and are currently working shorter hours.
My eldest son went to school childcare until last year, but sadly, this year, when he was in the third grade, he fell into school, so he was able to get through it every day by letting him participate in after-school classes at elementary school on some school days.
In the meantime, the long summer vacation has finally arrived.
Unlike kindergarten, the nursery school my second son attends does not have summer vacation, so there is no problem, but I am still worried about letting my eldest son, who is in elementary school, spend a long time alone at home, so I asked him to increase the number of days of remote work only during the summer vacation period, and my husband and I took turns working at home while taking care of the children.
However, there are times when it is necessary to come to work.
In such cases, the "office children" system will save working parents.
What is the "Office Children" system?
"Office children" can be for any reason, such as "I have to take care of my children" or "I want to show my children how I am working even on social tours"! This is a system that allows all employees, whether they are fathers, mothers, or siblings, to come to work with their children.
If you use the "Office Children" system to announce the date of bringing your child in advance, you don't need to go through difficult procedures.
And this time, I decided to take my eldest son on summer vacation to work together.
A day at work with my eldest son during summer vacation
Since it was the Obon period, the commuter train was empty, and even my eldest son, who was carrying a backpack containing summer vacation homework and "Nintendo Switch", went to work smoothly.
The company is a little far from the station (15 minutes walk), but I was walking hard in the heat.
ISAO has a tatami space in one corner of the office floor where you can use MTG and other things, so you can spend time with your children while working in that place.
In the morning, I read next to me at work for my summer vacation homework reading impressions.
For lunch, we ate the convenience store lunch we bought in the morning.
And in the afternoon, while I was away from MTG on the way, my children were elegantly immersed in the tatami space. I was quiet without making a fuss.
I ran out of charge on the way, but I borrowed a charger from the company and got away with it (laughs).
Other members of the company also approached my son in a friendly manner when they saw him, and he seemed to be happy too.
It's time to leave the office in no time!
We went home together to pick up my younger brother at the nursery school.
Flexible work style tailored to life situations
It is really helpful that both working dads and working moms can choose flexible work styles according to their needs, such as shortened working hours, remote work, and office children.
Summer vacation is just around the corner.
I want to feel the end of summer and get through the rest of the time!