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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to give up on a 9-2 schedule.  Your kids will be fine with fewer activities, carpools and/or a PT nanny. Plenty of women work full days with kids and it’s manageable. [/quote]

And plenty of those women aren’t mothers of kids who just lost their father. When my husband died, my kids benefited greatly from continuing with their prior activities and schedules while they adjusted to all of the other changes such a big loss brings. OP isn’t trying to keep it the same forever, but is trying to do what’s best for her family in this particular moment. [/quote]

Understood.  But kids whose father died will be the first to realize that life isn't fair and sometimes it sucks.  Cobra is $$$, and I can't think of any decent job offering benefits, for which a 9-2 schedule would be an option.  Maybe part-time nannying, but most of those jobs aren't going to offer benefits (similar to 9-12 childcare jobs.)

Door dash, Uber, yes, are more flexible, but OP doesn't want to do that kind of work or put her car through that (understandable.)[/quote]

OP here. I said this in my original post but it probably got lost in the details:

I don’t need the 9-2 job to have benefits. I do need it to pay
I need a job now so I can put fresh dates on a stale resume

When we get a new routine going and I can catch my breath, I can begin looking for true full-time professional work that will include healthcare. [/quote]

In your original post you alluded to COBRA.

“ have life insurance benefits and other survivors’ benefits but the reality is that I need to rebuild my resume, pay for COBRA, and establish sufficient income to hire more help in the future. ”

COBRA is crazy expensive, but I guess as a dependent you can pay for it for 36 months.

So your assumption is that you can work a 9-2 job paying fairly well, and then transition to full time before the 3 year clock runs out.

But the job market is terrible and likely going to get worse, do you want to blow so much money on COBRA?

Or is your COBRA crazy cheap?[/quote]

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