In this new column, shareholders with Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry answer questions about your partnership goals and what to do once you get there. This time, Jennifer W. Karpchuk, a shareholder with the firm’s SALT practice group, answered the question.

Q: Like most people at my firm, I have hunkered down in my home office during the pandemic. I have a full-time nanny for my two elementary-age school children, and that’s been the lifeline that has kept me sane in my second year of partnership. The start of the school year changed everything. My husband and I now both have to spend part of the week in the office and the kids are still home because the school system has opted for virtual learning. The nanny is a caregiver, not a teacher. My husband also has a high-powered job and tries to help but I’m always the one who seems to be handling the tough issues. I must get a half-dozen calls a day from the kids and twice last week I had to join their Zoom classroom to ensure I understood an assignment. I feel like I can hardly breathe with this balancing act between the work and family. Any advice?

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