This week has been busy for so many reasons. It is Wellness Week at work which means we have events taking place every day for our employees. Wellness is one of my big passions in life, and helping our employees be their best authentic self and the difference it makes to their happiness, genuinely fills me with joy!
So many people go to work and put on their ‘at work cloak’ and leave the building and switch back to their true self. It is such a shame that we live in a world where people still feel restricted to express themselves fully. Creating a culture of welcoming people and accepting people for who they truly are drives a workplace of diversity and inclusion, and we know a diverse workplace is a happy place to work.
As a WoMo, you may feel you cannot be your Mum self at work or your work self at home. Is this really a thing? For me it works better for me that when I walk in the door I am in Mum mode and when I am at work I am in work mode. Both those modes are the authentic me.
I find juggling the work and child mode at the same time a true juggle. I took a call from school just this morning because my 4 year old had bumped his head in the playground. He had been to the medical room, had some ice and was now back playing with his friends, but it is school policy to let me know. I am grateful for the call yet my Mum guilt kicked in and threw me off my work vibe for a good hour.
Before I even got to work this morning, I took my son to school and dropped him at breakfast club as I was speaking at an event. It was pouring with rain and I really didnt want to rock up looking like a drowned rat, but there was no alternative. I didnt have the choice of leaving the house earlier to take the train instead as it is only me who can drop him off. This is the reality of the working mother.