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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You guys with the flexible high paying jobs: you have to know you are in a privileged minority. Read the news. There are countless articles about how employers expect more and more hours and on-time from their employees.[/quote]

Have you looked for a flexible job?

My SAHM friends all assume they don’t exist.  But they haven’t looked or interviewed.  Maybe it’s an excuse to stay home?[/quote]

For the record, I’m the OP and my job is relatively flexible- I can easily go to kid doctor appointments, the occasional school event, etc.  But my job is still over 40 hours a week + commute time, which doesn’t leave much time during the week to be with my young kids (who are asleep by 8 or earlier).   How are you defining a flexible job? I’ve already cut back from 60+ hrs to get more flexibility, but at this point wonder how much more I can feasibility cut back at work and still do interesting, high-value work.

I think for some, flexible work= ability to telework or make up for lost office time by being back online 8-10, and for others, flexible work= something more akin to part-time.  I already have the former, and haven’t seen any examples among friends/colleagues of staying at a firm but working more like a 30 hr week[/quote]

Flexible job =

Sick/personal days to use for kids’ appointments 
Plenty of vacation
At least one day a week to telework (more time with kids that day)
40 hours max in the office

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