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[quote=Anonymous]I quit my in house attorney job earlier this year basically because of RTO. I have tried to land something else but have not been successful.

In the meantime, I have picked up contracting work that pays $100-150/hour through some of the online remote employer firms, and also through a few of my existing contacts.

While it can be challenging (some months I have only made $2k, but others I have made $15k without even working full time!), I am finding this to be bliss compared to the last 15 years of working for firms/government where my boss essentially had ownership over my time from 8-5, Monday-Friday (at least).

I have gotten a couple of interviews lately, but now I am thinking I don't even want to go back to my old way of working. I have a child with SN and am also ADHD/introverted/lower energy myself, and this has been the most amazing 6 months of my working life. The max I have worked (even in the month when I eared $15k) was 25 hours/week. I have been able to drop my kids off from school and pick them up and fit all of my working hours in between. It has been absolutely life changing for my family, my child with SN, and my physical and emotional health.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is this too good to be true? I do need to make more money, but I am not sure I can bring myself to go back to the old way of life, even if that means we have to make other difficult decisions (like downsizing our house or cutting back on other things). I am just thinking maybe I can grow this contractor work, too, and maybe it will become more steady and maybe even higher paying?

I would love to hear from other people who have had a similar experience.

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