Flexible job to balance child school

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many things teenagers should be considering when choosing a career path, and unfortunately these kind of discussions don't happen. It's all "we need more girls in math/science careers!" but unless you teach what job in those fields are flexible??

Plenty -- there are lots of jobs in technology fields that are quite flexible. I am able to telework pretty much when I want, as is the case with most of the other members of my team and other teams at my employer. Such an arrangement is common in tech.

The people I know with the most flexible jobs are STEM jobs. Now the people I know who work the most hours are also in that field (aside from the archaic and hopefully dying 'big law' model- I knew few people in that anymore anyway), so its definitely a mixed bag but its there for sure.

What are STEM jobs?

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience, once children are in grade school working isn't much of an issue. My youngest started kindergarten and I returned to working full time. My kids love it because they see my husband much more. It isn't a "we see mom less" scenario. They love after care at school because they see their friends too. I think we sometimes don't see the situation from a child's perspective. My kids are happy I am working. It really had no negative impact on them.

The dog is a different story! He is having adjustment issues.

My experience is different. The older my children got, the more they needed me at home (and like having me at home). And while they enjoyed aftercare in the warmer months, it wore off as the school year went on and they just wanted to be home. Having time to do homework, class projects, cook dinner and spend quality time with them in the afternoon became a real chore. Throw in afterschool activities and/or sports and the week became a nightmare of obligations. I lived my life for the weekend. Not a good way to live life.

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My experience is different. The older my children got, the more they needed me at home (and like having me at home). And while they enjoyed aftercare in the warmer months, it wore off as the school year went on and they just wanted to be home. Having time to do homework, class projects, cook dinner and spend quality time with them in the afternoon became a real chore. Throw in afterschool activities and/or sports and the week became a nightmare of obligations. I lived my life for the weekend. Not a good way to live life.

I agree with this. The older my kids get, the harder the evenings are. In essence, between making dinner, helping with homework, transporting to activities,
I basically have a 2nd job from 3-8. And it's a much more demanding job than my 6-2 position. This is my kids first year not in after school care and they are loving the freedom.