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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely yes.  But it’s ACTUALLY part time-it’s quota based so I do half as much work as a full time person for half as much pay (and reduced benefits coverage.). Many other friends that tried to part time in less structured jobs took a pay cut but only ended up working slightly less.  With three kids and without part time and telework I could not do this without a full time live in nanny.  I have seen an au pair work for some families, it can be hot or miss.  I feel the pain of leaving 50k on the table every year and I hope I made the right call for my kids.  We bought on one income so house is not our worry but college funds are. [/quote]

+1. I tried it and went back to full time. My workload didn’t decrease by the same percentage so I felt more stressed as I wasn’t able to get it done in the time needed. May as well get paid full time since it didn’t make much of a difference in my case. I have friends who love it but those seem to be people like psychologists, doctors, etc where they have some agency in determining their workload, taking fewer patients, or nurses, who could work fewer shifts. [/quote]

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