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(1) Are you part-time, full-time, flexible schedule?  Do you ever work from home?  How much flexibility do you have?  Do you keep 9-5 hours or a different schedule?

(2) What is your stress level?  Are you challenged by your job?

(3) Do you feel like you are a better or more "present" parent because of your job?

(4)  Are the benefits all that they are hyped up to be?

(5) Do you ever wish that you worked at a firm?  Why or why not?

(6) Are you happy with your job and home life (and so-called work-life balance)?

(7) Is there anything that you would do differently knowing what you know now?[/quote]

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1)  Like the others, I work FT.  I have to work 40 hours a week but, for the most part, it's flexible.  My agency has "core hours," so I usually work 7:30 - 4.  I have been told that I can telework one day per pay period (my DoD agency is slow in coming to terms with flex plans) but, in all honesty, I have a nanny and don't feel like I could get much done at home.  So, I come into work.

2)  My stress level is average.  The work is challenging and some of the timelines are tight but nothing I can't handle with a little organization.  I do think that some of the stress I do struggle with could be alleviated if we had better technical support and equipment.

3)  Yes.  I took some time off (from a different, non-firm attorney position) to have two of my children.  I was not the SAHM I thought I would be.  So, I came back to this job and have the opportunity to stay flexible for my kids (i.e. present in parenting), while still getting to go to work.

4)  I don't know.  I think most firms would have great health/dental plans that you can easily pay for with a firm salary.  The TSP is OK, but I would prefer a transferable 401K.  I have no idea if I'll stay in the Fed long enough to retire so I don't count on FERS.  Also, as I alluded to above, the hours are not as flexible as you think they're going to be and leave is not necessarily easy to take, depending on what time of year.  However, everyone has been great if I have to go to a school function or sports game.  It's just that I usually have to use leave to do it.

5)  God no.  Some of my best friends lost their souls to firms and, although they live in beautiful houses, they do not have the life I want.

6)  Yes, I think I have it as good as I can expect for my specialty and for the pay grade I have.  (which leads me to wonder -- why didn't I look into IP more??  Those PTO attorneys have it made!)

7) Not really.

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