What is a "Mom" job and how can I get one?

[Anonymous]

This thread is helping me. I really need to back down from my 50+ hr a week bud and proposal job (used to love but beyond burned out) and into something like these jobs. I have a special needs son and need to be home with him more.

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Anonymous wrote:For moms who just want a little extra money and something to do, I know quite a few who teach preschool (the 9-12 kind) while older kids are in school or substitute teach. They don't make much (probably comparable or less to the yoga post) but I think they find it satisfying to be working in some manner.

I have a decidedly not mom-job, with inflexible and unpredictable hours. Luckily I love my job and my husband has some flexibility!

This is my opinion of this phrase also. Like, getting a "job", as opposed to a "career". Something that helps with some money on which your family is not dependent, but may be helpful, that has little to no known upward mobility, and that is easy to get out of. So, I used to work part-time, but it was at a career. There was always a path forward. And we depended on the income that I made. Now I work full-time in the same field, based on the experience I still had working part-time. So, I considered it a "mommy track" of a career, and not a "mom job". The job would be something that is only doable totally around the schedule of the primary income and the schedules of the children. Whether or not it is intellectually stimulating is not part of the equation to me, but of course that would be a great opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone tried MomCorps and had any luck? That would seem to be a great way to get a mom job, but they don't seem to have very many jobs listed. They also don't seem to update the board when jobs are filled. Or is it just me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work as a legal secretary part time. 9:30 - 2:30 Monday through Thursday. If there's a field trip on a Tuesday my attorneys are cool with letting me make up those hours on a Friday.

I feel like this is the perfect amount of work for me. Enough that I'm still in the work force, but I'm home for the kids after school and have plenty of time for dr appts and errands and nice dinners. We use my salary for things like extra curriculars, vacations, etc.

I'm the OP and this sounds perfect to me. Lucky you!

[Anonymous]

To the PP yoga instructor: how long have you been teaching? Do you teach privates, in a studio, or something else? How are you paid? Per class? Per student? I love yoga and have considered teaching, but worried it would not actually be a good mom job as people generally want classes in the evenings and weekends. I'm a SAHM now.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are we calling these "mom" jobs? Because dads don't care enough about spending time with kids to demand a flex-time job?

Moms are usually the ones pursuing these jobs, right? Don't try making this into some kind of political statement.

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Anonymous wrote:In another thread, someone mentioned their "mom job" and how happy it made them. What exactly is a mom job and where would I look to find one? I'm currently in a job I hate, with zero time for my kids and husband (not to mention me). I am desperate to make some changes so that I can actually stop shortchanging my kids, but I'm not sure how to go about this. Any thoughts? TIA.

I have a mom job. I'm in graphic design and I work 20-35 he's per week around my kids school schedule. On a typical day I finish work at 2:30 drive home, grab my bike and ride to my kids school to meet her at 3:15. We play at the park for an hour and ride home. Cook dinner, do homework, then spend time as a family. It's lovely but I don't make a lot of money. That's my trade off. Sometimes I get frustrated that we can't easily do big vacations, home renos, etc. I if you think you could make it work give it a shot

[Anonymous]

I think these are all "family friendly" jobs or telecommuting/ WOH jobs that are mom-friendly. For what I have read, these are more "professional." I think some prior poster hit it that it's more like working at a gym for a few hours a week as an exercise instructor or some side job for a few hours a week that no degree required.

[Anonymous]

Be a project manager (PM) - You don't do any of the actual work, you just manage budgets and task lists and schedule status meetings.

[Anonymous]

The dilemma is - - - if it's already part time, can you get time off for vacation. The full time working spouse will want to go on vacation. Or you might need to visit family out of town. Can this work?

Unfortunately (truly unfortunately) many part time jobs are just an inconvenience for the family and not much else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are we calling these "mom" jobs? Because dads don't care enough about spending time with kids to demand a flex-time job?

Moms are usually the ones pursuing these jobs, right? Don't try making this into some kind of political statement.

Because having highly educated women actually desire low-paying jobs isn't political? If it's gendered and about economics, it's political.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
To the PP yoga instructor: how long have you been teaching? Do you teach privates, in a studio, or something else? How are you paid? Per class? Per student? I love yoga and have considered teaching, but worried it would not actually be a good mom job as people generally want classes in the evenings and weekends. I'm a SAHM now.

Really? The most popular classes are the 9:30 am times (yoga moms) at pretty much any studio or gym I teach at. Hardest time slot to get for teachers. I bet if you started talking to a few of the teachers you love you could learn a lot more about your specific demographic- there are so many styles of yoga that what I do may not help you. If you've been practicing for a long time and are currently doing nothing go for it!

[Anonymous]

I work from home full-time with occasional travel and make $180k. So is mine a mom job or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are we calling these "mom" jobs? Because dads don't care enough about spending time with kids to demand a flex-time job?

Dads have to work a lot to support these moms who work mom jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For moms who just want a little extra money and something to do, I know quite a few who teach preschool (the 9-12 kind) while older kids are in school or substitute teach. They don't make much (probably comparable or less to the yoga post) but I think they find it satisfying to be working in some manner.

I have a decidedly not mom-job, with inflexible and unpredictable hours. Luckily I love my job and my husband has some flexibility!

This is my opinion of this phrase also. Like, getting a "job", as opposed to a "career". Something that helps with some money on which your family is not dependent, but may be helpful, that has little to no known upward mobility, and that is easy to get out of. So, I used to work part-time, but it was at a career. There was always a path forward. And we depended on the income that I made. Now I work full-time in the same field, based on the experience I still had working part-time. So, I considered it a "mommy track" of a career, and not a "mom job". The job would be something that is only doable totally around the schedule of the primary income and the schedules of the children. Whether or not it is intellectually stimulating is not part of the equation to me, but of course that would be a great opportunity.

You do know this is a luxury that most people cannot even consider, right?