What are some of the things that these people do in an average work day?
- Accountant: Updates ledger / balance sheets, pay bills, chase for payments, ensures sufficient cash flow for the month
- Cook: Menu planning, mise en place for the day's meals
- Chauffer: Drives boss around, ensures that he / she gets to destination in time
- Housekeeper: Tidy / clean house, deal with laundry (washing, ironing, folding), grocery shopping, prepare meals
- Nanny: Feed baby, change diapers, gives baby a bath, plays with baby, prepares baby's meals / milk feeds
- Secretary: Ensures boss has the necessary documents for the day's meetings, manages boss' calendar
- Teacher: Plan curriculum, prepare teaching materials, conduct lessons, discipline students
What does a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) do on an average day?
- Pay bills
- Ensures expenditure is within monthly budget
- Prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Plans meals for the week
- Tidy / clean house
- Deal with laundry
- Buys groceries
- Feed baby
- Change diapers
- Gives baby / children a bath
- Plays with baby / children
- Discipline children
- Teach children manners, words, songs, numbers, colours, etc..
- Drives children to/from school and activites
- Ensures that family calendar is in order
- Ensures that kids go to school with their bags packed with what they need for the day
So is the SAHM truly a 'tai-tai' (local term meaning lady of leisure)? If so, why does she usually work more than 12 hours a day, with no annual leave, medical leave or public holidays? Why is it that it is socially accepted to hire a maid to manage the chores and care for children - the maid is paid for doing this and it is considered decent work, yet when one does all these and more as a SAHM, it is not considered work? How many times have I been asked, when are you going back to work? Am I not working already??
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