Job Ideas. Please Help!!

Well you could work at a day care. I know you would just be with other kids but you would also be around adults and would get out of the house and make some money. You could also look into the community for mommy and me type classes. I have two friends that are teachers for those type classes. One just leads a discussion group and the other does an art type class. But you don't need a teaching degree to do those classes.

Are there really jobs like that out there?

Well, I guess it would depend on whether or not you're asking about a career or a job. A job is something that is easy to leave. A career is a lifestyle. I know you asked about ideas specifically, but I'm going to give you my insight.

Being a Mom - I understand the question. I have it worked out that I work three days in the office and two days part-time from home. I've had to take a demotion and bypassed two promotions to keep this schedule. Some days it's really hard on my ego, other days it's really good for my soul. Both days are REALLY hard to juggle getting everything done and I’ve cried about it more than once.

I also had to work at the same place for four years, proving myself to be a hard worker that will get the job done to the best of my ability no matter what. Not everyone at my organization has the same options that I do. I've been there for 9 years now. I'm also a crazy planner that had this all worked out in my head when I got married. I didn't go into my boss' office saying what I wanted. I went in with a well thought out written proposal about how I would be a better employee.

Being a project manager (and a boss on occasion), I can say that you're asking for a privilege that I wouldn’t be inclined to give a new employee. Not even if you were a nanny or a house keeper. I don’t know you and I don’t know if you are able to juggle getting your job done with the added distraction of having your baby with you. Why would I when there are so many other people out there that need a job and aren’t asking for this privilege?

Why am I being a b@$ch? I’m not. I’m just letting you know what an interviewer will be thinking. So get your answers down ahead of time. There is nothing worse than an interviewee telling me what THEY want from me, when they haven't proven that they can give me what I want.

Debbie Downer aside – the only thing I can think of would be to become an accredited childcare provider and take a position somewhere like YMCA’s Y Childcare program. That way your baby can be on the premises, but you’re in another classroom doing your job.

Or here is an awesome link I found with ideas on corporations that have on-site childcare: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010062523234...

Another idea is to work somewhere like Club Sport in Tigard/Tualatin/LO area. It has a well run kids program that most of the employees put their kids in when they are working – from sales exec to trainer to locker room attendant. All of them. Link: http://www.clubsports.com/oregon/home.do

Good luck. The plight of the working mom isn’t always easy. I wouldn’t have it any other way though.

hi alice. can you work from home? other ideas: teaching, working at a store where your son can sit in a small area and play. any work place that has onsite daycare.
HTH. jilly

This year I have started doing crafts and going to craft fairs etc. If anything like that interests you it's always an option. I do also watch 2 other children part time as well.

I dont know if you like to sale things, but you could always do something like sale body works stuff or that culinary chef or they have all kinds of things to sale like that that everyone loves and you can take your child to any of those things.

Daycare at a gym is a good place to work as you can bring your child with you. Not sure of any others.

I've seen people that work at storage facilites take their kids. Most of the time, they're just sitting in the office.

For years I worked in a small gym childcare area. They allowed me to bring my son with me. After that, I found a job as a nanny where they allowed me to bring my son. Now, I have an in home daycare so that I can be home because I have three children (almost four). I do not know of any jobs that are not in childcare that will allow you to bring your child.

Check with the major corporations in your area, many of them have onsite daycare.

Work at a mom's day out and as he grows up, substitute teach, babysit.

Be a Nanny for another family!

What about doing in-home care for another child or 2. Not sure about the laws where you live, but you usually don't need licensing for just a couple of kids.