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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The dilemma is - - -  if it's already part time, can you get time off for vacation. The full time working spouse will want to go on vacation. Or you might need to visit family out of town. Can this work?

Unfortunately (truly unfortunately) many part time jobs are just an inconvenience for the family and not much else.[/quote]

I am the one with the Master's degree who works as a legal receptionist Mon-Fri 8:30-1:00.  The limited vacation time is a downside, and I will make no bones about it.  I had previously worked my way up to 4 weeks off / year when I was full-time , but then went I went to 50% hours, naturally that was halved as well, to 2 weeks / year.  That is TOUGH.

However, in some ways, it does sort of work well for us to have one parent who works long hours (my DH) but who has flexibility b/c he is higher up in his job (can come in later if he needs to, can leave earlier if he need to, etc.) AND to have one parent who works limited hours (me) which are not flexible (b/c I am low on the totem pole here at my office), so I basically *HAVE* to be here 8:30-1:00.  It's not like I can say, "Oh, I have a PTA coffee this morning after school drop-off, so I'll be in at 10:30, ok?"  NO.  My boss would look at me like I was crazy b/c I already HAVE the "flexibility" of leaving every day at 1:00 and then being the full-time parent from those hours onward.  So, that kind of sucks sometimes.  If my daughter has a play at school and it is scheduled for 10:00 am, guess which of us attends?  Daddy.  But Mommy is always there for school pick-up and all afternoon activities and homework.  That is how my DH and I have worked it out.  He's there for the ad hoc things that come up in the hours I am at work (8:30-1:00.  I am there always for afternoons and after-school.   [/quote]

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