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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Homemaker isn't hard work IMO, it is a lot of work. Kids require a lot of attention before they start school and that can be very exhausting.
But it's not exactly the same stress level that the working parent typically has. Sales are down YOY due to the pandemic, you are faced with firing someone (or being fired), the company is doing a restructure, your boss is an #######, etc etc etc. I think sometimes its hard for the stay at home parent to relate because the only deadlines they face is to get the kids to their doctor appointment on time. Everything else is pretty fluid.
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Well, if you want to take that stand, I'll play the other side -
The "typical working parent" is a small cog in a giant machine. The stress and general dynamism of their day-to-day is very likely overstated as a matter of their own perspective, relative to their actual contribution to the overall success of the organization.
The fluidity of the stay-at-home job is exactly what makes it more difficult than a lot of other "jobs" and the relative impact on the family is far greater than the relative impact on the company.