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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a few foreign service workers. In a couple of cases, the spouse works for another federal agency that allows telework. In another case, the spouse is a writer and can work anywhere. In all three of those cases, the spouses were men. All of the female trailing spouses I know pretty much gave up their careers.[/quote] Trying to get the conversation back to actually help OP. We know one FS couple whose wife does telework. I don't think it is the most challenging work, but it brings in some income and she has a sense of purpose. They are in a 3rd world country, so any income goes a long way. (Maybe check out flexjobs.com as a starting point). They have a friend who is a trailing spouse and he does background checks for a contractor. I don't know how it works exactly, but the benefit of that is that the company will employee you at any embassy. Something to look into--sorry I don't have more details. [/quote]
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