If you have an 'easy' flexible job, what is it?

[Anonymous]

Title says it all

[Anonymous]

You won’t find these on DCUM. They're almost always niche and usually temporary. If not temporary then only obtainable after an investment of time and/or energy. For example, a private equity investor who has made a few good deals, an IT professional who’s automated a lot of his job, a corporate lawyer who’s down-shifted.

[Anonymous]

My job is easy because I’ve been doing it for 12 years. It was much more difficult the first 5 or 6 years. I’m glad I stayed and pushed through the boredom of years 6 and 7. Now I’m being challenged by my disabled kid and am grateful to have an easy and sometimes boring job.

[Anonymous]

I won’t tell you, because it’s 100% telework, federal government, great pay, and fascinating work. I’m really good at it, my work product is superlative, I essentially make my own hours, and there are many days when I can sleep in or work just an hour or two.

[Anonymous]

I WAH in a manager-level position but have no direct reports. It's a marketing role for a multi-billion dollar parent company. My office was acquired a dozen years ago, and I'm in one of the 10+ brands. I've worked there for 17 years, am good friends with my boss and coworkers and I get glowing reviews. I make about $100k and have full benefits. It's flexible in that as long as my green Teams light is on, I can be anywhere in the continental US, including on a plane. No one calls me, ever, and I have one meeting every other week. I took an hour today to go get an eye exam. I grocery shop, cook, light housework, read, nap, etc.

I worked in the office with flex days pre-Covid but since then I'm 100% remote and will be for the foreseeable future. Before my teen got a license, I'd pick up from school every afternoon. Now that he's self sufficient, we've taken weekend trips where we fly on Fridays and return Mondays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I won’t tell you, because it’s 100% telework, federal government, great pay, and fascinating work. I’m really good at it, my work product is superlative, I essentially make my own hours, and there are many days when I can sleep in or work just an hour or two.

I'm in a similar boat though I work more than PP. Fed, remote, maxiflex, interesting. But I know a lot about a niche topic and am a good writer. This wouldn't be an easy job for everyone but I really lucked out.

[Anonymous]

Niche healthcare consulting- I had to travel but could make my one schedule. I worked a lot when away the 3-5 night per month so that I had it easier when home. A lot of my work was copy/paste between clients so I was set after my first 2 years.
No I work in IT and can get my tasks done on my own time. I work a lot of early mornings and late at night to make afternoons easy (and short).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I won’t tell you, because it’s 100% telework, federal government, great pay, and fascinating work. I’m really good at it, my work product is superlative, I essentially make my own hours, and there are many days when I can sleep in or work just an hour or two.

I'm in a similar boat though I work more than PP. Fed, remote, maxiflex, interesting. But I know a lot about a niche topic and am a good writer. This wouldn't be an easy job for everyone but I really lucked out.

I’m the PP and I think we may have the same job. Even though I often work only a couple hours a day, sometimes I put in 14 hours in a day. And I still love it. Does this sound about right?

[Anonymous]

There are three of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are three of us.

Make that four now

[Anonymous]

I am a federal contractor doing IT. I am a project manager for a Web development team of 8 people. I am 100% remote and it pays very well.

We are an agile team and work very well together. I also have a very awesome supportive government task manager.

I work about 4-6 hours/day. I am very organized and respect my team. I don’t micromanage and everyone works hard and gets their work done efficiently. We have process in place and it’s awesome. I can honestly say, I love my job and very fortunate. I have great work life balance and always have time for my kids and family.

[Anonymous]

Part time fed gov 100% telework. Other than attending scheduled meetings a couple times a week, manager doesnt care when you work as long as the work is getting done. I work around doctors appointments and other happenings all the time instead of burning leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are three of us.

Make that four now

Five. People occasionally mistake me for a SAHM but I’m a maxed, non-supervisory Fed in a very niche field. And I’m very grateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are three of us.

Make that four now

Five. People occasionally mistake me for a SAHM but I’m a maxed, non-supervisory Fed in a very niche field. And I’m very grateful.

Pretty sure these are all pro DOGE trolls.

They won’t even describe broadly what they do (lawyer, auditor, nurse, whatever) but say they are high paid Feds. So many in succession, seems like pretending to make DOGE justified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal contractor doing IT. I am a project manager for a Web development team of 8 people. I am 100% remote and it pays very well.

We are an agile team and work very well together. I also have a very awesome supportive government task manager.

I work about 4-6 hours/day. I am very organized and respect my team. I don’t micromanage and everyone works hard and gets their work done efficiently. We have process in place and it’s awesome. I can honestly say, I love my job and very fortunate. I have great work life balance and always have time for my kids and family.

Most federal contracts are cost-plus with billable hours. Are you lying about your hours or actually part time?