My job, My blogging job or My Baby?
I am a programmer. I don't know if I'm good at programming. But I certainly earn something from my job. But now that I have a baby, I am considering to leave either my job or my blogs.
According to "me", why should I leave...
So what would happen? I don't know...
According to "me", why should I leave...
- my job... If I leave my job, I can take care of my baby. I'm just getting started to be back at work and I'm already feeling very tired. Morning until late afternoon (or maybe early pm), I'm at work. After work, I can rest about 3 hours then it's my job to take care of the baby. Maybe the next rest time would be 3 or 4 early morning until 7 or 8 in the morning, then back to work. I'm afraid of not doing my job right. I mean, I'm worried being unproductive at work because I'm so tired. And then at the same time, I can't take care of Ivan the way I should at night.
- my blogging jobs... Sure I earn money from blogging. But it takes time to blog. And instead of having a rest, I'm blogging at night.
- I got a good salary, not that high but it's a good salary.
- Hubby don't have a stable earnings. Sometimes it's on the peak, and sometimes, nothing.
- I do blogging. I earn from blogging. That's good. Can all people do that? I earn $150 to $250 per month. That's a good extra amount earning money online.
- I am a good programmer they say. Why should I leave my career?
- Then the other one said... "Do you want to be losyang?"
So what would happen? I don't know...
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It's always good for the family to have multiple sources of income in case something happens, especially in your case where your hubby's income is not that stable.
Can you work part time for a while ? Or ask your boss to allow you to work from home on some days so you don't get too exhausted ?
suggest ng boss ko: work from home
but I don't think it's a good idea. pag may ibang gagawin bienan ko, syempre automatic ako babantay if gising baby. then minsan aalis ng bahay bienan ko.
then pag may client tatawag sa akin, maingay phone, what if pinapainom ko ng gatas or change diaper baby, how can i entertain clients.
wala kc yaya. and ayaw naman maghire ng maid.
then wala pa ako masyadong ginagawa sa ofc, pero parang lagi akong pagod :(
then regarding part time muna... mukhang nde puede dito, kc 2 lang kami programmer (ako and yung isa kong boss) medyo maraming nakaabang na work...
so it's better na stop muna ako work for a while kaysa part time. ayaw naman ako payagan... kausapin ko hubby ko kung puede maya gabi, bienan ko muna mag alaga kc hindi ko talaga kaya today... hayyyyyy...
I understand what you mean, hubby didn't have a job yet when I first started working from home (WFH). Thankfully, we have a spare bedroom at home which we designated as my home office.
At first, he'd come in to talk to me throughout the day or show me something that he found or even watch TV loudly (unintentional naman) and I would get really annoyed with the interruptions.
Eventually, we sat down together and had a discussion on:
1) how I wasn't getting any work done if I can't concentrate
2) that WFH means exactly that, work nga eh, diba ? and the main benefit is that I don't waste time/effort/expenses on the road
3) that I still have the same deadlines and commitments that I had when I was still going to the office
4) that WFH is a privilege that can be revoked if I'm not productive enough
So once nagkaintindihan kami, okay na. I make sure also that whenever we have visitors (friends and relatives who come over every now and then), they understand na nag wo-work ako during the day. And that if I'm in the room with the door closed, work yun and I might be on a call with a client so wag guguluhin.
Try mo muna before you resign, who knows ? baka mag work (with the cooperation of your in-laws) and make them understand that if this doesn't work out for you, then the other alternative is to resign. Baka naman if they realize the ramifications, baka hindi ka nila guluhin while you're working.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck :)
That's a nice tip! Thanks. Actually, sabi ng husband ko, ganun nga, if it is work even at home, "it is work."
pero of course, there would be times raw na I have to stop a little to help my mother-in-law on the baby. Sabi ko, yun nga ang problem, I can't stop working when on work, kc I'm a programmer.
Pero meron pa pala kaya nde ako puede work sa home. Hindi kaya ng PC ko sa bahay ang Adobe Flex.
And hindi ko alam kung kaya kong tiisin na pabayaang umiyak ang baby ko kapag wala mother-in-law ko sa bahay. Sure ako aalagaan ko anak ko pag sa home ako work.
Hayyy ang hirap. I hope if the baby is 3 months old, sana mas mabilis na syang alagaan.
Hindi ako puede resign. Hindi pumayag si mother-in-law. Hahaha... need money raw. Hayyy... ang hirap talaga ang work sa bahay.
Buti ok na kayo with that issue.
my advice: hubby should also help in doing things for the baby. After my wife gave birth to our son we took turns in watching the baby at night. I had an 8 to 5 work but if it was my turn to do the baby I really did it, kung umiyak 2 a.am at dapat magpalit ng diaper so kahit antok ako I did it. I earned my master's degree in diaper changing he he he :). In that way we were able to divide the "pagod" so hindi kami masyado pagod sa baby.
Don't quit your job sayang yan kasi andami ala trabaho ngayon tapos ikaw iwanan mo, sayang.
thanks sa tips...
last night, 12am to 3am hubby ko nagbangay, 3am and up mother-in-law ko, kc i'm not feeling well
nabigla siguro ako sa work, eh mahina pa ako kc pagod sa alaga sa baby, and mdyo nde pa tlg ako nakakarecover... paglabas ko kc ng hospital, bantay na ako baby
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