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[quote=Anonymous]I am very happy with my choices.  I am a computer system administrator and IT security professional.  I am a federal contractor.  When I was young and single, I as able to work the 50-60 hour weeks to "pay my dues".  I developed a reputation and a knowledge of my agency.  When I married and had kids later, I was a more senior professional and I now get on contracts where I have more flexibility.  I work 40-45 hours a week, but I have a lot of flexibility.  I can work just about any 80 hours in a two week stretch.  Half of my work can be done remotely, so I can stay at home  and work from home when needed.  I worked 5 hours today so that I could leave work 3 hours early and take the kids to the book fare at school and then another event at school.  I can take my kids to doctors appointments and then work late.   My wife is a civil servant, also in IT, and she also has flexibility.  We pretty much stagger both of our work over each 2 week period so that we can accommodate most everything on the kids' schedule and then we fill in our work week around that.  I "only" make $150K (only in quotes since it is a high income).  I have peers that I've known for 20 years who make over $250K in the private sector, but they have a lot less flexibility than I do.  I make more than enough for our lifestyle and love the flexibility.[/quote]

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