If you had to do it all over? What would job would you pick for a mom(family friendly/part time?)
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Anonymous
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Great topic. I am in the same situation and am considering speech therapy. I spoke with the SLP at my son's school and she recommended it as you can work for a school, hospital, nursing home, or private practice depending on your pay and flexibility requirements.
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Anonymous
| IT. Programming or QA, should open up lots of options. If you have the talents, I also see a ton of postings in development for nonprofits, many part time. |
Anonymous
| I have been a SLP for 17 years and it has been very good to me. I mainly work in hospitals or rehab hospitals but have been able to take chunks of time off after each child (I have 3) and then go back to work either full time or part time. The problem for me now is that I am too experienced and places don't want to pay me my salary (around $80-85K) because they can pay someone with 5 years experience much less. But it is a wonderful career and so rewarding. I can't say anything bad about it. |
Anonymous
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I would choose based on flexibility *and* outfits.
I am enamoured of the idea of wearing scrubs. Admin people at the docs and even pharmacists can wear scrubs. Sweet. Other option is having to be really dressy with nice nails. Working at a jewelry counter or as the first face you see in a posh spa or med-spa-botox place, where appearance is key. Can't really think of other places. QVC if they would hire me? Weathergirl? |
Anonymous
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I'm now a nurse practitioner, but was a nurse for 6 years, and it has its pros and cons as far as being family friendly. The schedule is flexible, but there is little to no role for RNs outside the hospital, where you will work nights, weekends, and holidays. For some people this is great--many RNs are fine with working nights while their kids are in school, they sleep from 8am-3pm or whenever and are there in the afternoons. But this means you have to be the kind of person who can function on that kind of schedule, and I found that long stretches of working nights made me feel depressed and irritable. I also found that, while I didn't mind working holidays when my kids were tiny (it didn't matter if Christmas happened on Dec 27 or whatever), it is a challenge with extended family, etc.
On the plus side, it is a challenging and rewarding career, and it can take you lots of different places (what I do now as an NP is totally different than what I did when I started in the field 8 years ago). You have the option to make your own schedule within the parameters I mentioned above. And, having been a teacher as well, another perk is that when your shift is over, you are done. You will not be called at home, you won't spend unpaid time doing prep and training, you won't spend your own money on supplies, etc. |
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Anonymous
Would not agree with this at all-- I am a software engineer and work 56 hours a week. It really depends on the project. I am getting so burnt out I am thinking of switching professions myself! |
Anonymous
Ditto, though my actual position is as a magazine editor at a non-profit. Same salary as above, I leave work at 4, and I don't feel too terribly guilty when I need to stay home with a sick kid. I do have a master's degree, as do most of my colleagues, but it is not really required. |
Anonymous
Wow that was not my experience at all. I was made to feel guilty that I was not committed enough to "the cause" because my family is more important to me than work & I was not really interested in working 60 hours per week. So, I guess it depends where you work. |
Anonymous
With all due respect, I'm sick of people saying "nonprofit" is a career (especially those in it) and making generalizations like above. It's like saying "my career is business, and in business, it's like this." Nonprofit is a tax status not a specific job. |
Anonymous
| 19:53, Um if you read my post, you'll see that I said I work AT a nonprofit, not I work nonprofit, but thanks for letting us know of your pet peeve. I didnt make generalizations but instead, commented on my reality.Very helpful for the OP to know what bothers you, though. |
Anonymous
| Also at a nonprofit. Run operations and make 90k. Extremely flexible, easy commute. Relatively low stress. |
Anonymous
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I have been a nurse practitioner for over 10 years. I work 2.5 days (weekdays) and make about $55 an hour. Kids in daycare 3 days, home with them the rest. I did a 3 year RN/MSN/NP program as my undergrad degree and previous work experience in different field.
DH travels constantly. So even with this good schedule, I think of stopping working but I know I have it good with my 20 hr per week. Hard for daycare pick up due to late patients, emergencies and things I cannot control. It's not perfect but I think overall pretty good. Unlike an RN no weekends/holidays/changing shifts depending on the practice you work. |
Anonymous
| School counselor--2 years in grad school and jobs are a bit scarce these days, but there will be retirees by the time you would be ready to enter the field. Fun, rewarding, uses lots of different skills, and opportunities for part-time employment. Good benefits and if your kids are in the same school system, schedules will align. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Undergraduate or graduate admissions consulting. $20k for 5 hours of work a week for 8 weeks a year. Obviously also possible to do more if you want it. |