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[quote=Anonymous]I am on an 80% schedule and my DH travels a bunch and it works well for us.  I definitely take on more "domestic" stuff, but as others said, it meshes well with quality time with DS (who is 5).  I do not have any more appreciable "me" time than if I worked full time -- because the 20% extra time I have gets eaten up by (1) a bit more domestic stuff; (2) watching/playing with DS; (3) everyone being home for dinner an hour earlier than our friends with longer schedules.  We still have a weekly housecleaner, yard care, etc.  So my 20% off basically means I get to pick up DS from Kindergarten and hang out at home.  So I use that time to maybe throw on laundry, play with him, clean up the kitchen from breakfast, take out the trash, occasional doctor appointment or grocery trip, etc. The most important thing for me is that I feel like the 80% schedule totally works for my job -- they neither ask me to put in a 100% schedule, nor has their been any career mommy tracking.  The extra money wasn't worth it in our household because we both make mid six figures.  So an additional 20% of my salary was only 10% of our household income which after tax was totally not important to us.

The other most important thing is that our son had some pretty serious sensory issues from the get go (ultimately leading to an adhd diagnosis) and clearly didn't thrive in being in a 8am-6pm preschool setting. The day was too long for him.  Now that he's in K and out by 3:15, the benefits are even more obvious. [/quote]

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