You may find that you need to try out difference schedules, different ways to do household tasks, or reduce some of your less important activities. Community Resources and Strategies Seek support from your employer. Ask your employer about your options for flexibility on your job. For example, perhaps you can work fewer hours some days and make it up later, work part-time, share a job with someone else, or do paid work at home. Perhaps you can work at any time of the day or night, as long as you get the job done.
Job benefits can help.
Sometimes the only perk an employer can afford is Social Security. Larger employers can often be more generous, offering benefits such as help with child and elder care, cafeteria-style benefits or flexible transfer and relocation policies. However, even smaller employers are beginning to form cooperatives to enable them to provide employees with a better benefits package. Talk to your employer about what is possible in your situation. If you are self-employed or in a small company, perhaps little can be done to improve the situation.