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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say I average about 3-4 hours of solid work a day. Keep in mind - even before WFH was common, there was a lot of research out there that knowledge/desk workers topped out at about 5-6 hours of solid work a day no matter how many hours they were in the office. So comparing this to 8 hours is a bit silly. I'm not doing anything weird like a mouse mover or having my spouse check my email. If I'm actually going to be off Slack for more than an hour, I let people know (like if I have a doctor's appointment or have to run an errand or something), but otherwise, I'm always responsive. My bosses are happy with my output and deadlines are getting met. But yeah, I take frequent breaks, and I do thinks like unload the dishwasher, clean the kitchen, sort laundry, etc during my work hours. And that's average - if it's a busy week, it's a busy week, I'll get my stuff done and hit my deadlines. On the other hand, if it's a slow week, I might take a nap. [/quote] OP here. I’m a SAHM wanting to go back to work. My youngest is now in elementary but my older kids seem to require more rides than ever. Before I stopped working I used to have a part time job that was 30 hours per week in the office. My boss was ok with me part time because I did more work than people who actually worked full time. I had to cram all this work in the hours I was at the office and I often finished at home because I left to pick up my kids. I definitely got the short end of the stick on that job. Now it seems like WFH culture is here to stay. I’m hoping I can work full time work from home and work around 25-30 hours per week.[/quote] Yeah, if you can find one, it’s a game changer as far as being able to pop out to pick up/drop off kids. If the hiring manager has school-aged kids, that helps.[/quote] I have had 2 jobs that were pretty flexible like this. Technically full time but I can do everything in fewer hours. The hard part is that you can’t always tell how it’s going to be before you start. [/quote]
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