s/o on work/life balance thread-what full time jobs are just 40 hours a week?

[Anonymous]

My husband works for the federal government as a GS-13 and he has a very consisted 40 hour workweek.

teaching after about the 7th year can be a 40 hour/week job.

OP, what about HR in a school district?

[Anonymous]

When I worked at a small arts non-profit, I routinely worked 60 hour weeks. My boss was a hideous hose beast and this was expected.

My dad was a Fed (DoD) and I recall him going on TDY all the time and being called in on Christmas day and such during crises times.

So you just never know. There are no guarantees. Work retail if want predictable shift work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RN. I work 36 hours a week, am well paid and love my job. Not really physically difficult: we help each other. Stressful? But good stress. I hold peoples lives in my hands. I'd best be at the top of my game.

Just remember that when you are 60 yrs old, being on your feet for 10-12+ hrs a day will be physically difficult. My mom is a nurse in her 60s and cannot wait to retire. She needs the next day to recover physically from her 12+ hrs shifts. And if she works 2 or even 3 days in a row, she can barely move the next day or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well Paid?

I have a nice car, support both rent and a mortgage, 2 wonderful puppies and I have enough money to do spiffy things that I like to do. I'm well paid.

What do you need? 6 figures? I'm sorry for you....if you need that much to be happy.

you do this all on what, a $60k nursing salary? I'm an RN in DC and on $60K I'd barely make enough to cover childcare.

Where do you live that you can afford to live off that salary?

[Anonymous]

University jobs

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Not all nursing jobs are floor nursing jobs. My husband is a hospice nurse and sees patients daily, but he is not one the floor. He is salaried and his hours are 35 hours per week. He has one weekend of on-call per month. The first couple of years as a nurse are rough, but after that there are some great jobs that open up.

[Anonymous]

RN here....$50 per hour di a bit more than 60k a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:teaching after about the 7th year can be a 40 hour/week job.

That explains it I taught for six years and at the end I just broke into the under 50 hour realm (excluding summers since I didn't work summers). Guess I should have stuck around longer! But the pay was low so I left.

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Anonymous wrote:Well Paid?

I have a nice car, support both rent and a mortgage, 2 wonderful puppies and I have enough money to do spiffy things that I like to do. I'm well paid.

What do you need? 6 figures? I'm sorry for you....if you need that much to be happy.

you do this all on what, a $60k nursing salary? I'm an RN in DC and on $60K I'd barely make enough to cover childcare.

Where do you live that you can afford to live off that salary?

San Diego, actually....guaranteed nurse-patient ratios, no snow, and beaches! I pay rent where I live AND the mortgage on the farm my grown kids live on. I love my job---that said, I've got a LOT of experience, and skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband works for the federal government as a GS-13 and he has a very consisted 40 hour workweek.

teaching after about the 7th year can be a 40 hour/week job.

OP, what about HR in a school district?

OP here. Great suggestion and I actually applied for a couple of slots in a local school district in HR a few weeks ago. I have heard nothing back yet...of course. :o)

I am going to apply for any others that come up. Thanks again for the suggestions everyone. Please feel free to keep them coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

you do this all on what, a $60k nursing salary? I'm an RN in DC and on $60K I'd barely make enough to cover childcare.

Where do you live that you can afford to live off that salary?

You must be a fairly new nurse to only be making 60k a yr in DC. I make 90k, salaried, about 8 hrs a day, no weekends or holidays as a nurse in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:RN. I work 36 hours a week, am well paid and love my job. Not really physically difficult: we help each other. Stressful? But good stress. I hold peoples lives in my hands. I'd best be at the top of my game.

Just remember that when you are 60 yrs old, being on your feet for 10-12+ hrs a day will be physically difficult. My mom is a nurse in her 60s and cannot wait to retire. She needs the next day to recover physically from her 12+ hrs shifts. And if she works 2 or even 3 days in a row, she can barely move the next day or so.

Well, given the recent study that literally showed sitting/sedentary lifestyles will shorten your life, nurses probably have a bit of a leg up. A lot of nurses don't take care of themselves but there is no reason if you follow a healthy lifestyle, this type of job wouldn't be good for you. 60 is not that old! My parents retired on a farm and are doing pretty hard physical labor in their late 60s - it's great for them.

Everyone is different but I wouldn't automatically assume all nurses will want to retire at 60. Plus, if you have seniority you can switch to different jobs. RNs are coming in handy as health educators and health coaches, almost all health insurance plans offer 24 nurse telephone lines for the millions of patients in this country with chronic diseases. I really regret not getting my RN earlier in life - it's a very versatile career.

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Anonymous wrote:Work at a nonprofit. 40 hours a week. Wouldn't say I'm well paid but we do ok.

Nurses? Isn't that typically shift work? Before care isn't open in time to get to work at 7, right? How do you do it?

Wouldn't this only be a problem for a single parent? I don't do shift work but my DH does drop off and pick up because of his proximity to daycare and his more flexible schedule.

[Anonymous]

I'm in government contracting and work 40 hours a week. Now and then I will work more to meet project deadlines or support proposals. However, I don't get paid for the 1/2 hour of lunch and my vacation benefits are crap. I get paid well but I have not tried to rise up to a project director level, as my time would no longer be my own.

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Anonymous wrote:I second higher Ed. Good luck!

Can you give some more information about what a career in higher ed entails and what specific training/education you need? I am a former attorney and I'm brainstorming for new careers that might suit me and several people have suggested a career in higher ed.