Title: I am well aware that I have the privilege of working in a career that is not already obliterated by this crisis. I am very sympathetic to others who are more severely impacted by all this and the economic damage from this is immeasurable. I still have my own concerns as does everyone else...<p>What are the reasonable expectations of me as an employee working from home without childcare? I have a toddler and a first grader. The first grader is pretty much auto-pilot when given some daily academic structure. The toddler is the most difficult to manage which requires constant attention. As a software engineer and team lead I have both technical and administrative responsibilities. I can get some work done however, in my opinion, it is fair to assume that my productivity will _significantly_ diminish almost to the point of just keeping systems alive. Should I consider giving up my position as lead to someone who has no children during this crisis? My wife and I have decided to take some sort of split schedule during the workday but to put in a solid eight hours moonlighting the extra hours for an indefinite period of time is unsustainable. Fatigue will kick in inevitably. What are your thoughts on the matter?
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