Do you work full-time or part-time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:or you could have a demanding job AND two young kids.

Honestly, the people I know who have this long term, only one of the spouses has this, and the other either is SAH parent (mom usually, let's face it), works from home part time, or somehow has tons of flexibility. Or they make enough money to hire out some of their problems (in-home nanny, cleaning person, etc.)

Let's just say i still have a demanding job even though it is "only" about 40-50 hours a week, generally. Luckily it ebbs and flows, so that if on some weeks/projects it is 50-55 hours, some weeks it is 40 or I got a work from home day. I also can sometimes catch up at night or on weekends, depending on the work. I also make less than 100k/a year so it's not like I'm raking in the bucks. I also have a spouse with an equally demanding job/similar pay.

I'm just saying, again, I feel like it's hard enough, esp. given that I want a family life as well, and my two single friends in particular with demanding jobs don't get the concept of still having a hard job even if you're not paid $300k+.

You're right, we have two demanding jobs and two kids, and a nanny, cleaners and lawn service.

[Anonymous]

Full time federal attorney. I work a 9 hr day and get every other Friday off. I work from home 2 days/week. I think I have great work/life balance. I suspect working from home has decreased my odds of getting promoted. I'm fine with that for now, though I might go back to working in the office every day when DC is older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Part-time worker, 24 hours/week. Researcher with enough of a specialized skill, I was able to negotiate a part-time position.

+1

[Anonymous]

Part-time at Federal agency, 20 hours per week. I was in my department about 7 years before I made the request to transition to part-time.

[Anonymous]

physician working part-time (3 days). It's the best of both worlds.