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- KIMOTO Workflow Reform vol.21
KIMOTO Workflow Reform vol.21
Striving to Become a 100-Year-Old Enterprise, We are Advancing Workflow Reform.
My Childcare x Workflow Reform
We will talk about childcare and work styles of KIMOTO employees.
My daughter was born! I took childcare leave
My daughter was born in the fall of the year before last, and I became a father.
I took about a week of childcare leave before my daughter was two months old. I wanted to help with childcare during the unstable period shortly after my wife gave birth. Thanks to that, we were able to dedicate time to childcare together as a couple. Last spring, my daughter entered daycare, and my wife returned to work full-time.
Life-changing
Since my wife's working hours are late, it is her duty to take our daughter to daycare, while picking her up, feeding her dinner, bathing her, putting her to bed, and doing the laundry became my duties. And on Saturdays, since my wife works, I take care of our daughter all day. Our lives changed to be centered around childcare.
I used to work a lot of overtime. Although I was trying to reduce it, I still had the mindset that if work wasn't finished, I could just do overtime. That completely changed when I had to finish work by the time I needed to pick up my child; the idea of 'just doing overtime' became completely unviable. The birth of my daughter made me much more conscious about my work style.
Workflow reform helps with childcare
Super Flex or Remote Work I was really grateful that the system was in place. Since my working hours are flexible, I can start work early in the morning, finish early, and pick up my daughter from daycare in the evening.
The daycare welcomes the fact that I can work from home, as I can quickly pick up my daughter in case of an emergency.
I am grateful to my team members for understanding my situation and cooperating with me in terms of working hours and job sharing.
10 years of experience at KIMOTO Workflow Reform I feel that not only the system but also each employee is aware of it and it is being practically implemented.
It's important to be independent
Balancing work and childcare has made me realize that it is more important to eliminate the idea that 'work cannot progress without me' and to share work. It is also important to work efficiently to achieve results within limited time.
As I continue to work mainly from home, I realized that it is necessary to become independent in managing my work and time. I will become a self-reliant and grown-up dad both in work and childcare!
2021.03.22