What kind of working parent are you?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Your colleagues spontaneously decide to go for a drink after work. What do you think they will think about inviting you?
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- A.
  You won't be invited- everyone knows you will need to stay at home with kids.
- B.
  You won't be invited- everyone knows you won't enjoy it.
- C.
  You won't be invited- everyone knows you drink too much.
- D.
  You will be invited- your colleagues will take care of your kids in turn so you can come.
2.
Your colleague gets promoted. What is your very first thought?
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- A.
  It's because they don't have children!
- B.
  It's because they have less children!
- C.
  It's because they have more help with their children; or their children are different or both!
- D.
  It's because I was promoted first!
3.
You are lucky enough to be able to do the morning school run (no morning club fees!). What's your first thought when you arrive at the office?
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- A.
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  Great, I can have my coffee in peace!
- B.
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  Great! Everyone is ahead of the game with their emails catch-up, tea runs and latest updates!
- C.
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  Great! I woke up at 5am to have my thinking and planning time! I can catch-up on the emails now!
- D.
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  Great! How will I do everything I need to do and won't be late to pick up the kids (and avoid late collection charges)?
4.
You receive an email from your work colleague in the late evening hours. What is your first thought?
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- A.
  OMG! You need to work more!
- B.
  OMG! They need to work less!
- C.
  You realise the email was sent at the very same time you were practicing your influential skills trying to argument that Peppa Pig pyjama top was absolutely fine to be matched with the Paw Patrol pyjama bottom.
- D.
  You need to talk to IT to disable everyone's access to emails after 7pm.
5.
You are invited to an overnight work event/ conference. What is your very first thought?
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- A.
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  Yes! I can sleep through the night and in a HOTEL ROOM!
- B.
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  How will my partner / child cope without me?!
- C.
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  Check school/ nursery/ childcare/ grandparents and other carers schedule!
- D.
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  Anything about the event itself.
6.
When you find yourself thinking that you need to be "The best version of yourself" at work, at home, in the gym, in the facebook parents pages etc. what is your first thought?
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- A.
  I can't dissapoint!
- B.
  I need a sleep/ wine/ chocolate/ holidays (pick & mix)
- C.
  Where is my planner?!
- D.
  Being "good enough" can be just "good enough!
7.
You realise that you have a very important "the one not to miss" meeting at work AND your child's sport day at the same time. What is your very first thought?
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- A.
  Your child will appreciate your presence more than anybody else ever in that meeting!
- B.
  Who can go to the meeting/ school day instead?
- C.
  Am I in Kafka's "Trial"?
- D.
  You know what is most important at that time and how to mitigate the consequences of not attending whatever you decide not to.
8.
As a working parent you find yourself sometimes thinking that not only at home, but also at work everyone:
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- A.
  Wants something from you.
- B.
  Expects something from you.
- C.
  Thinks you know everything.
- D.
  Can't do anything without you.

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Congratulations! You are a normal working parent!
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Torn between expectations and responsibilities from your home, work and yourself, you may sometimes feel overwhelmed. Your mind skips between fairness problems of who had the toy first to the fairness of the world’s economy. Sleep deprived, or perhaps even dignity deprived, you sometimes get to think how much more/ better/ quicker you could achieve at work if you were not that, hmm , tired. So you developed some very normal coping mechanisms- like forgetting that your evenings before the children were very likely filled with Netflix too, it’s just that your Netflix recommendations have changed… Or like remembering Jamie Olivier did something some time ago for the school lunches, and so paying for them rather than doing the pack lunch yourself. It’s normal not to be perfect, and most likely healthy too (I’m not medically trained!). You know how to enjoy those special moments with your child, and appreciate the good from the working world, whilst both can prove to be challenging at times!
2.
Career & Care Master of Excellence!
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You mastered planning, organisation, resilience and assertiveness, you know exactly what happens where and when and the logistics are executed to perfection. There is always plan A, B and C for every situation. You can plan and execute your career, have quality time with your family and fully and often enjoy the "Me time". You don't look at others, others look at you. If you were honest with this quiz (were you?), please, please, please do share your secrets, habits, hints & tips!

What kind of working parent are you?

Are you a working parent? Do you ever feel like having millions of things to do at the same time? Tones of thoughts galloping through your head? Expectations to answer? Test your thinking during various work situation to find out what kind of working you might be!

Quiz Questions

Quiz Outcomes