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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work 32 hours a week, and am a manager of a department at my company and have a lot of responsibility as well as high visibility projects. I have a lot of flexibility now, but I have been at this company for over 10 years and more than paid my dues before having kids. Nobody questions my work ethic when I walk out the door at 3:30 every day. I consider it a perfect mom job. [/quote]

I used to have this, and it was great. Very balanced. [b]The downside was lower pay and no benefits, since they felt that giving me time flexibility was such a big bonus. I see that a lot in companies. Sad, because a lot of us who work this way are twice as productive and do super work. [/b]

I currently have a crappy mom job not in my field. It's tormentingly dull, extremely low paying, zero benefits, but I set my own hours. Hate it, but sometimes you take what you can get.[/quote]

I work 32 hours a week as well, and have had a similar sentiment insinuated to me.  So ridiculous. Otherwise, I love my mom job.

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PP here. Yes, the pay is lower in that I receive 80% of what would be "full time" pay and leave accruals, but that's fair, since I only work 80% of the hours (with the occasional exception for big projects). But I do have benefits, and the company I work for truly cares about their employees' well being, not just their job performance. I know it is not like that in all (or even most) companies, but there are some good ones out there. I try not to take advantage of my flexibility tough, and often offer to help out or fill in for others as needed, or complete a few tasks from home in the evenings if necessary (but that is the exception, not the norm, and certainly not the expectation). The downside for me is that I have less time for professional development, and when the topic of promotion to a more demanding position comes up I tend to shy away from pursuing it because I don't want the added demand on my time. [/quote]

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