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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I read these, my question is always where are the flexible and well paying jobs? Did you have them before kids or what?[/quote]

Check out flexjobs.com and flexprofessionals.com. Even LinkedIn lets you sort by part time and some other options now. I personally had a flexible/well paying job before I had kids but I kind of stumbled into it and I can never look back. Now I have 20 years of experience and a pretty awesome career track record, so if someone wants to hire me, they have to be cool w/it being a flexible schedule--I make that clear in interviews. If they dont feel comfortable with my working from home a lot of the time or being able to flex my hours on snow days/kids home bc of covid days/etc., then I won't take the job.[/quote]

I had mine before kids, straight out of grad school. A very small consulting firm (15 people) with a very stable government client base. At the time, my manager had preschool-aged children of his own and his wife had a less flexible job so he valued flexibility. At times I've thought that I should "lean in" more and work for a big consulting firm, but this is stable, well paying and flexible, and while the upward trajectory is slow due to our structure, it is happening for me.

Government jobs are also flexible and well-paying. Even in the IC, where you can't work from home, you can easily take time off for appointments, sick days etc. My husband was in his late 40s when we had our kids and he decided he's not screwing around - kids are his top priority and he's turned down opportunities at work because it would reduce his flexibility. But he's really, really good at his job and it has not impacted his reputation, and he's been able to get other opportunities that do work with our family life.

Being trustworthy and really good at your job can buy you a lot. [/quote]

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