3:06 Sleep3:36 Sleep ins are non-existent5:02 Who are the people in your family? Who does what when?5:46 Doing 5 days worth of work in 4 days6:16 Productivity of the 4-day working week7:30 Intense working days then a day off7:48 Parenting super powers8:38 Providing the feminine aspects to a family9:08 The organiser9:50 The fun one10:28 Impromptu dance parties11:06 Not enough energy to be the fun one11:40 How is childcare managed?12:42 Splitting the drop offs and pick ups to make the day shorter13:12 Could you choose your own path?14:16 More time with family child care?14:34 What works well?14:46 Going from 1 child to 215:20 Guidance from friends15:24 Household roster16:12 Eating dinner together as a family16:28 Chest freezer and bulk cooking16:44 Downsides?16:55 Tired kids17:14 Tired pre-schoolers vs tired school kids17:37 Illness in the first winter at childcare18:42 Who takes the day off when kids are sick?19:55 A sick day takes up more of a part-time week21:10 Working from home with sick kids22:04 The babysitters (grandparents) catching the bug23:40 What other arrangements have you had in the past?24:02 Job sharing24:56 How did the job sharing come about?25:12 Proposed plan for maternity and beyond26:22 Next steps?26:38 Work travel28:32 Do you feel well supported?29:14 Society hasn't caught up with males and family responsibilities29:26 Different approaches to work30:34 Did you consider doing things differently due to your different approaches to work?31:04 Family is willing but is the workplace?31:32 Husbands experiencing the family penalty32:20 Australia is very far behind32:44 Being on the other side - flexible work arrangements of the staff you work with?33:04 All bar one are female33:38 Different types of work more suited to flexible work?33:58 Not necessarily!34:00 Job sharing and decision making34:02 Job sharing working well when there is lower level decision making35:02 Workers with flexible working arrangements will generally be more productive, give more back and will be more loyal35:28 Flexible work arrangements as a non-financial incentive35:40 Interviewer grovels to interviewee to be her boss36:12 Working from home not a great option in some cases36:36 Working from home with children at home38:34 Funny or disastrous moments38:38 Yes everyday39:44 Carseat urinal40:13 No packed lunch!40:50 Online canteen lunch orders - the best!41:22 Is your version of family what you thought it would be?42:04 Advice?42:14 Lower your standards!42:40 So important that home time is not cleaning time42:52 Get a deep freeze43:39 Date night

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