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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you drop to part-time, or flex your schedule to be four days a week (so 2 in 2 at home and 1 off ). I’m also only allowed 2 days per week TW, and going in 3 days was too much for me.

I asked my boss about dropping to 0.8 FTE, which wasn’t doable, but having that “I would seriously leave over this” convo prompted a lot more flexibility. For my office days, I now do super early time/leave by lunch to reduce traffic and ensure I’m home for the kids’ afternoon activities. It means my husband is solely responsible for getting kids to school those days, but it works. I also can bank extra hours worked at home to work fewer hours in office.

Some friends have done fmla, which may be doable as one of your kids has special needs.

Good luck.[/quote]

Seriously this. I’m also a top performer married to someone who earns enough for me to walk away if I need to. My work knows it.

I negotiated a 0.8 ish schedule when my kids were little and still have some WAH flexibility. We both know if it stops working out they can take away my flexibility or I can walk. It’s been great though. I get a ton done and no one worries if I all meet my deadlines. I do refuse certain projects and I don’t advance like I could (refuse to apply for promotions even emu boss suggested it because I knew I would lose some flexibility). I am happy with the trade offs. A 12 hour day would be a deal breaker.

As a mom to a child with severe ADHD, I will say for us stuff got a lot better 8-10. Like A LOT better. I would not quit my job assuming this level of scaffolding is going to be necessary long term, especially if you are doing a lot of work now with therapy and coaching. [/quote]

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