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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a similar situation. I make about $200k in a job I really like. Last year, I was so overwhelmed I decided to ask my boss to stop working so I could be with my kids after school. If he didn’t agree, I would quit.

My boss/employer was ok with it, and it has been amazing to be able to stop working at 3 pm and be with my kids. It’s not that they couldn’t handle aftercare, it is that now we can talk about the day, relax, I am availability to help with homework and can see when they are struggling to understand something, etc. Before it was a mad rush from pickup from aftercare to get dinner and de bedtime routine.

I am happier, my kids are happier, and I finally feel Ike I know what is going on at school. Worth the (largish) pay cut.

Cramming in the work into fewer hours has been a challenge—some stuff just doesn’t get done. That has been hard for me to adjust to — but I do stop working at 3 pm unless it’s a real emergency or a meeting I can’t schedule another time - maybe only happens one or two times per month. [/quote]

I did the same thing- switched to part time hours so I could pick up my kids at the end of the school day. I log back on most evenings and I wish I didn’t have to do that but it is very good for my kids. At least once a week I’m out early for an appointment so it can be a lot but I am happy I did not quit so far.[/quote]

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