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[quote=Anonymous]It definitely depends on who you work for.  The policies regarding leave, hours, etc are set by each individual office and committee.  As others have mentioned, the hours can vary widely, but it is generally predictable, and recesses are frequent.  It is generally true that Committee staff are generally able to take more advantage of the recesses, as they don't have constituent mail, etc. to keep up with.  I know Moms who have worked part time, but it's generally not a reliable schedule.  It's more like Tuesday through Thursday, with Mondays and Fridays off.  There will then be times, when you have a bill on the floor, or in conference, that you will work 20-hour days.  On the other hand, people don't generally hang around, if they don't have work to do.

Email has actually made the Hill a much more humane place to work.  It used to be that more staff had to hang around as long as the House or Senate was in session, which is frequently late into the night.  Most members use email now, and as long as the staff is responsive when the boss reaches out, most don't really care where you are.  The one exception would be the Legislative Directors, who generally are stuck in the office until they call "no more votes."

Bottom line -- you can actually have a pretty good work-life balance, but it's not going to be consistent, and you need a really supportive and flexible spouse.  [/quote]

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