Unicorn of a job - does this exist?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of my neighborhood friends work from home most or all of the time. Lots of in-house lawyers, feds (some economists and scientists) and financial services back office (like HR, etc.)

Yes, what they like we did not leave the workforce for a very long time, which is a completely different situation. Work from home most of the time comes with seniority.

One of these folks did leave for ~4 years to SAH. I left for 2 years (granted, that was more like a long maternity leave) and have a flexible job, too.

That being said, OP can't just go to law school, so...

[Anonymous]

How much do you need to make? You go from Ma degree to cleaning houses.
Why can't the ex have the kids; I'm sharing mine and it's lovely.
Sil does medical billing from home and doesn't have set hours as long as she gets thing done. You could also babysit on last minute. You can always take the child with you if you need to pick up your own kids.
I work lunches in a restaurant nearby my child's school. It's easy work, good exercise, good free food, and fairly flexible. I can leave in emergency. Others would take my tables and make more money. Only the managers have health insurance though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would consider moving. Lots of lovely small cities without any waits for after care, camp, etc. Do you have family somewhere?

This is also a very good point.

No way would I live in the DMV with kids if I wasn't married (with two healthy incomes)

NP. I’m divorced with two kids in the DMV and there’s nowhere else in the country I could really work… most divorced people would not have the option of moving anyway because usually both parents have custody and you can’t leave the area. The suggestion of moving for most divorce parents is an impossibility.

For most, but for OP it could work since her ex moved out of the country. OP, am following this thread as a single mom of elementary kids in a similar situation. I DID take a lower level job a few years ago, but am finding it nearly impossible to move on from there (finding time to apply, pigeonholing myself, etc.) so I don't recommend doing that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks from OP. I value your input and ideas. And I have bookmarked and reviewed all of the websites mentioned by PPs here. Thank you.

I do not have any background in education or HR, so unfortunately a job in teaching or in a school or as a professor or in recruiting is not going to be possible. I feel that I have been too long out of the game to consult, and also would have some imposter syndrome trying to go that route TBH.

I have completed some certificates for marketing-related technology and have tried to stay up on market trends, but I do not have actual experience in newer platforms, just training. I have reached out to prior colleagues and am networking, along with working with recruiters and spending hours a day trawling on career pages.

I am a marketing generalist without a typical "hook" that ports easily to discrete projects (like graphic design, UX, editing, e-commerce), and that is proving to be a negative differentiator for me.

The FT in person angle is difficult. I am on wait lists for aftercare, including the YMCA, JCC, Boys and Girls Club, local tae kwo do studio, etc. in my town and the few surrounding it, along with the four formal programs the school engages with. I'm just way behind with that in a heavily populated area because I had no clue I would be needing these services until recently. My only option would be to be to find a permanent sitter if I must be FT on site. I am not against that but also am not sure how easy it will be to find a reliable person.

Remote work (with 1-2 days hybrid) and 30 or so hours would be ideal. Even if it is lower paying, and I keep financing my medical insurance. I am trying to look at this next year as a building year and just find something that works for now. A year from now if I can get the aftercare set up for the 2024-2025 school year then I would want to find something FT and in person if required to start building up finances.

Look into getting certified with Salesforce. It’s free and many organizations use it. You could be a client success manager at an agency or do it remotely on your own.

NP also in marketing. I’ve done a demo of Salesforce but my current employer uses different CRM systems.

There are so many types of programs to do — administrator, architect, etc. What is a basic one to get a cert in if you are in a marketing role vs developer or heavy tech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks from OP. I value your input and ideas. And I have bookmarked and reviewed all of the websites mentioned by PPs here. Thank you.

I do not have any background in education or HR, so unfortunately a job in teaching or in a school or as a professor or in recruiting is not going to be possible. I feel that I have been too long out of the game to consult, and also would have some imposter syndrome trying to go that route TBH.

I have completed some certificates for marketing-related technology and have tried to stay up on market trends, but I do not have actual experience in newer platforms, just training. I have reached out to prior colleagues and am networking, along with working with recruiters and spending hours a day trawling on career pages.

I am a marketing generalist without a typical "hook" that ports easily to discrete projects (like graphic design, UX, editing, e-commerce), and that is proving to be a negative differentiator for me.

The FT in person angle is difficult. I am on wait lists for aftercare, including the YMCA, JCC, Boys and Girls Club, local tae kwo do studio, etc. in my town and the few surrounding it, along with the four formal programs the school engages with. I'm just way behind with that in a heavily populated area because I had no clue I would be needing these services until recently. My only option would be to be to find a permanent sitter if I must be FT on site. I am not against that but also am not sure how easy it will be to find a reliable person.

Remote work (with 1-2 days hybrid) and 30 or so hours would be ideal. Even if it is lower paying, and I keep financing my medical insurance. I am trying to look at this next year as a building year and just find something that works for now. A year from now if I can get the aftercare set up for the 2024-2025 school year then I would want to find something FT and in person if required to start building up finances.

PP here and I had no recruiting experience either. Just become a marketing recruiter and voila you know the industry

[Anonymous]

Hi OP, I’m sorry you’re in this position. I work at a financial services company based out of NYC and am a senior marketing manager. I’ve been with the company for some time so they have so far allowed me to retain my virtual status post covid (I also have one kids one of who has some special needs) and have full benefits.

You could look for companies based out of other hub cities that would be open to fully remote employees. My company is even if most hires are local.

There are also organizations that help moms return to work after a career break.

Best of luck OP to you and your kids.

[Anonymous]

How much do you need to earn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you need something quickly without getting child care, paraeducators or aides work only during school hours.
I think the pay is terrible but benefits are good.

I don’t know OP’s school district but many districts keep the majority of paras hours under the cap for benefits, with the full time positions going to people who have been there for years.

I will also say as a single mom teacher, that is a lot of kid hours. Burn out is going to be a big issue.

[Anonymous]

I have this job. I'm a contract specialist for the feds. I HATE the actual job, but the flexibility is amazing. It may be one of the few jobs that survives the RTO movement because there is so much turnover. They use remote as a carrot. If you go the fed route (USAJOBS), search for remote - not telework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks from OP. I value your input and ideas. And I have bookmarked and reviewed all of the websites mentioned by PPs here. Thank you.

I do not have any background in education or HR, so unfortunately a job in teaching or in a school or as a professor or in recruiting is not going to be possible. I feel that I have been too long out of the game to consult, and also would have some imposter syndrome trying to go that route TBH.

I have completed some certificates for marketing-related technology and have tried to stay up on market trends, but I do not have actual experience in newer platforms, just training. I have reached out to prior colleagues and am networking, along with working with recruiters and spending hours a day trawling on career pages.

I am a marketing generalist without a typical "hook" that ports easily to discrete projects (like graphic design, UX, editing, e-commerce), and that is proving to be a negative differentiator for me.

The FT in person angle is difficult. I am on wait lists for aftercare, including the YMCA, JCC, Boys and Girls Club, local tae kwo do studio, etc. in my town and the few surrounding it, along with the four formal programs the school engages with. I'm just way behind with that in a heavily populated area because I had no clue I would be needing these services until recently. My only option would be to be to find a permanent sitter if I must be FT on site. I am not against that but also am not sure how easy it will be to find a reliable person.

Remote work (with 1-2 days hybrid) and 30 or so hours would be ideal. Even if it is lower paying, and I keep financing my medical insurance. I am trying to look at this next year as a building year and just find something that works for now. A year from now if I can get the aftercare set up for the 2024-2025 school year then I would want to find something FT and in person if required to start building up finances.

Look into getting certified with Salesforce. It’s free and many organizations use it. You could be a client success manager at an agency or do it remotely on your own.

NP also in marketing. I’ve done a demo of Salesforce but my current employer uses different CRM systems.

There are so many types of programs to do — administrator, architect, etc. What is a basic one to get a cert in if you are in a marketing role vs developer or heavy tech?

They are very similar. Once you have a good grasp of one, you can easily pick up on the nuances of others. I think the PP was pointing out that you can get certification for free and eliminating that portion of onboarding for a new hire.

[Anonymous]

The non-profit association world has a lot of jobs like this that are fully remote. The pay is low and it's a lot of work, but it would check some of your boxes. Check out the ASAE jobs board.