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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wife of a DH who works on the hill. The first year was tough, until we figured out a good rhytm. It does help that I have flexibility for the occasional emergency pickups, but overall we have made it work. He is generally home for dinner most nights, except a few weeks a year. The really busy times are usually predictable for him (although he works for a committee and not an office, so that might just be the cyclical nature of their work). But typically we know the times of year he is going to be busy, and we also know the times that it is going to be slow, so we schedule vacations and other family things accordingly. I have to say, recesses are really nice, and there are plenty of them! No, the pay is not spectacular, but it is interesting work that he enjoys doing (this is not a job you do for the money). I hate the travel part, but some of that is self-inflicted as well. [b]A big pro is the very generous amounts of leave, including parental leave - his paternity leave was as long as mine, and paid! So it is definitely workable, you just have to manage your expectations.[/quote][/b]

The leave varies by office though.  My DH is able to work fairly family friendly hours in the day to day when his issues aren't on the floor, but can only take time off during recess and even then it's 10-15 days a year tops.  Each Member of Congress or Committee sets their own policy for their staff.[/quote]

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