Rework

Babies at work, and also babies at work at home at work at home ad infinitum

Show Notes

We talk to two very different small businesses about their Babies at Work programs, where new parents can have their infants with them at the office. With COVID sending so many office workers home—and pushing women out of the workforce altogether—acknowledging employees' whole selves is more important than ever. The companies in today's episode talk about how they've adapted their programs for a work-from-home-during-a-pandemic reality.

Show Notes

Leah Silber on Twitter - 00:05

Tilde - 00:58

Leah's 2017 essay, "Babies at Work: It's Weird that it's Weird" - 1:06

Our episode where Basecamp employees answered questions about working from home with kids - 2:36

"865,000 women left the workforce in September" (The 19th) - 2:48

“We’re just beginning to understand the extent of Covid-19’s feminist nightmare” (MSNBC) - 3:05

W.S. Badger Company - 3:43

Badger’s Babies at Work program - 4:09

"Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started." (NYT) - 18:47

Parenting in the Workplace Institute - 24:03

What is Rework?

A podcast by 37signals about the better way to work and run your business. Hosted by Kimberly Rhodes, the Rework podcast features the co-founders of 37signals (the makers of Basecamp and Hey), Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson sharing their unique perspective on business and entrepreneurship.