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Many employers mistakenly believe that motherhood interferes with work processes: what if the employee goes on maternity leave again or takes sick leave because of the child. Therefore, women with children as workers are often underestimated. Although in fact they have important advantages.
Organization of work processes
Planning and the ability to delegate are excellent qualities that are valued by employers. It is precisely because of the lack of time that we, mothers, try to use the working day as efficiently as possible, because we need to finish all the work and run after the child to kindergarten or pick him up from school.
And every mom can rightfully list planning, time management skills, and multitasking among her strengths on her resume. And if a woman is raising a child alone, then when she goes to work, she will most likely show herself to be a responsible employee.
Communication with difficult people
Many have come across “difficult” people along the way. For example, a colleague who does not work effectively, or a boss whose attention cannot be attracted in any way. The same happens with children at different ages. And every mom has her own ways to get the right reaction from them.
So, mothers with children under seven years of age know that the child mainly perceives information through the game. Who will pick up toys from the floor faster, you or mom? Who would rather wear pantyhose in the garden, you or your friend? This technique can help in the work. For example, it can be used to motivate employees by including them in the competition for the title of «Employee of the Month».
Moms manage to be diplomatic even in times of crisis. A three-year-old childhood crisis teaches us to negotiate with those who, for no reason, can lie on the asphalt and cry. And if you managed to find an approach to a not particularly intelligent child, then why not try to resolve issues with a clearly more sensible colleague in the same way?
The ability to interest
Startups, business owners, and sales managers need to attract investors and customers. The goal is the same — to interest the other party even when our proposal does not seem attractive to her at first. With children, such situations occur every hour: either he does not want to read, then he does not want to do his homework, or he does not want to clean up.
Both in a situation with a child and with an investor, it is important to show that it will be more profitable and useful for him to give in to us. Moms have developed empathy, they often feel the mood of the interlocutor, and they also know how to play different roles. You have to go to acting tricks in the form of a change in intonation with both the child and the client in order to attract attention and arouse interest. Moms, like no other employees, are able to sort through many different options until they find the right one.
Understanding customer needs
For the positions of marketers, account managers, salespeople to work with children or parents, employers are happy to take on women who have experience in motherhood. If a woman herself as a client or buyer is familiar with the problem, then it will be easy for her to speak the same language with the client or buyer. This applies not only to sales.
It is easier for a teacher with a teenage child to understand his students, the same age as his daughter or son. Pediatricians know well how exciting it is when their own child is sick. The empathy inherent in mothers is reflected in the work they do.
Wise attitude towards mistakes
It is impossible to generalize the experience of all mothers, but with the appearance and upbringing of children, women usually strengthen skills such as tolerance and understanding. By analogy with raising children, a woman can smooth things over, forgive mistakes and improve the atmosphere in the team.
When a child grows up, he often makes mistakes and thus learns, socializes. When an employee “grows” at work, he also makes many professional mistakes. And if we have children, we do not forget that it is common for everyone to stray from the right path. Thanks to motherly experience, women are guided not only by their own and others’ results in work, but also make sure that the overall atmosphere in the team is favorable.