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[quote=Anonymous]My DH and I both have flexible jobs in different ways. I am a GS-15 Fed atty. I work in an area where the Fed gov’t does the most interesting/cutting edge legal work, so it’s no step down except in pay. (I briefly worked in big big law). I can take off a day at an hour’s notice, can telework when needed, arrive a bit late, leave a bit early, step out for 2 hours for a dr’s appointment and have great benefits. My DH has a job w/ a shift-based schedule; when he’s on, he’s on and can’t miss/change hours (unless he works out a swap; another perk of shift work), but that’s only like 24 hours/week and for the other hours he has functionally 100% flexibility. Between us, we can afford a nanny for our 3 young kids + part-time school for the 2.5-3.5 year, can afford to live somewhere w reasonable commutes (Capitol Hill), never miss a school event and love our jobs. I don’t feel like I’m giving up anything work wise that I actually want and I don’t feel like my kids suffer. If I didn’t like my job or felt like my kids weren’t doing well, I’d quit or find something else.[/quote]

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