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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a great part-time job which I love.  I've been working part-time for over 5 years.  Now second is off to Kindergarten this Fall and I thought I could continue to work part-time and be home for kids by 3pm after school.  Not the case... my company is doubling in size and they said they want me to go full-time which would be 60 hours a week.  I said I could do 35 maximum.  Although I love it here and what I do, I think its time to go.

When did you know it was time to leave?  And were you happy with your decision if you decided to stay home even after your kids were in school?  I'd love to find something else part-time but its tough.  [/quote]

OP, it sounds like you did not really "realize it was time to quit and stay home." Rather you are choosing between two non-ideal options because the best option--remaining part time at the job you love--is no longer available to you at your current company. I'm not saying you're making the wrong choice given the options in front of you, but (jumping on soapbox) this is a lot of the problem with how our economy and working lives are structured.  The lack of flexible and part-time jobs mean families don't have the ability to choose the rational-work-schedule option that's really best for them.  So faced with the choice of working an unreasonably large number of hours or quitting, a lot of women (and a lot fewer men) "choose" to quit--but it's not really a free "choice."

I'm lucky enough to be working full time in a job that allows me to usually leave work at 4:15 (with some work in the evenings after the kids go to bed).  My husband's hours are longer, which is too bad, but it's working OK for now. [/quote]

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