https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:30:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2556189 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:06:23 +0000 Coffee-lover 2556189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to just work one 12 hour shift a week instead of 3! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2556001 Wed, 25 May 2016 08:54:20 +0000 MrsKoala 2556001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20-25 would be amazing. I've always thought of that as ideal especially when I had those hours as a grad student. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2555986 Wed, 25 May 2016 08:29:50 +0000 cam 2555986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd work 9-3 four days per week. My wife took Fridays off through my whole mat leave and it was amaaaaazing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2555905 Tue, 24 May 2016 23:51:35 +0000 MrsB2012 2555905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work a rotation of 4 on 4 off, 5 on 5 off. I think it's actually pretty idea, but if I could pick, I'd do 3 on 4 off, 4 on 5 off. I hate working the sets of 5 it's way too much ( longer days then standard ) but I love having 5 off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2555884 Tue, 24 May 2016 22:29:28 +0000 Kemma 2555884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know this is an older thread but I'm about to go back to work and will be doing twenty hours over three days a week. I'd still prefer to be at home with my kids but I'm going to make enough $$ that it's worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2521069 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:11:10 +0000 bushelandapeck 2521069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work two 10 hour days now but would love to just work two 7-8 hour days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2521046 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:45:22 +0000 Mamaof2 2521046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: same here - 30 hrs and leave early to pick up the kids from school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2520879 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:33:35 +0000 Mrs. J 2520879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: this might be daft, but I can't imagine how job sharing works as a teacher. I don't know how it would work, imagining my job as it is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2520818 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:16:06 +0000 DillonLion 2520818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to work Tues-Thurs, 10-2, so 12 hours a week, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be/page/2#post-2520813 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:02:36 +0000 Cherrybee 2520813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm.... can I not work at all but put the kids in daycare? :silly: </p> <p>I think I would prefer to work but part time would be nice. 15 hrs per week perhaps? Three short days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520756 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:43:58 +0000 LatteLove 2520756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to work 32 hours, 3 full days and 2 half. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520747 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:13:54 +0000 SweetiePie 2520747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to do 10-15 hours per week (so 1-2 full days).<br /> I went back to work last year at 25 hours and it was nice but still a little more than I preferred. I'd rather have more days home than working days.<br /> Also, only if it was guaranteed. Which would prob mean a career change for me. I went back at 25 hours but it still ended up being 30-35 hours because they sometimes asked me to be on calls and complete tasks on my days off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520716 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:27:47 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2520716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work T/W/Th, 9:30-3:30. I think that would be pretty perfect! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520684 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:44:55 +0000 wrkbrk 2520684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day care is not the issue - minimum horse billed at my job is. Haha. Otherwise I would work Mon-Thurs 9-5 :) :) :) That sounds lovely!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520650 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 06:49:04 +0000 Dandelion 2520650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work 4.25 hours a day mon-Fri and 2 hours on sat. I would much rather work 40 hours during the week. I do love my job, so I don't want to stop working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520560 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 17:23:57 +0000 JenGirl 2520560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in a similar position and just requested to cut back to 4 days, 8 hours each, so 32 hours per week. I'm pretty excited. In an absolute ideal world, I think I'd work 3-4 days 6 hours each. I may get there, but we'll see how 4 days goes first. We're also talking about my hi stand cutting back to 4 days and having different days off, so we each have baby time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520535 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:41:18 +0000 mamabolt 2520535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 H/week - 4 6 H days would be great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520525 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:23:57 +0000 lemondrop 2520525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24, I currently am at about 20 paid (teacher, so a million unpaid). I'd like to add about 4 hours to my week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520400 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 10:47:09 +0000 sarac 2520400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 hours, 3 days a week. I'm hoping to create something like that for myself in the next few years. It would be perfect for the young children stage of my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520320 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:45:47 +0000 Charm54 2520320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I really really would love to do it, but I would have to pay extra $$ into my pension, and my daycare requires children under 2 to go full time, so it costs too much $$ right now. :bummed: </p> <p>Maybe next year when both my girls are over 2 and can drop down to daycare 3x a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520317 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:38:38 +0000 looch 2520317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: Me too. I think job sharing is a great solution, but you need to work more than 50% and have overlaps, at least in my firm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520315 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:37:30 +0000 Charm54 2520315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to job share with another teacher : I would do M/T and every second W. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520314 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:37:26 +0000 looch 2520314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd want it to be 9:30-2:30 at least during the school year. This would 25 hours week and would allow me to do school drop off and pickup every day. </p> <p>Summers off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520303 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 05:40:48 +0000 lamariniere 2520303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: that's pretty much my schedule. :happy: </p> <p>Since I'm self employed and freelance I can set my own hours. I really like what I do so I would want to keep working. My workload changes weekly, so it's nice that I can adapt my hours accordingly. Some weeks that means 5 hour days and some weeks that means 10 hour days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520266 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 22:34:31 +0000 californiadreams 2520266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 days of 5-6 hour days sounds ideal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520265 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 22:16:52 +0000 Torchwood 2520265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None! Which I SAH so that works. But I really miss volunteering at the library. I wish I could still do that a couple days a week. And I guess if they wanted to pay me for it that'd be nice too. :) But less than 20 for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520250 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:38:45 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2520250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work four days a week. Teachers get a paid (short lunch) which gets us home early which works for me. Bonus if I could have random days of tr week off rather than just every Friday. I would want the last day for alone/errands/laundry time, then weekend for family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520237 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:20:56 +0000 HappyBaker 2520237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are all great ideas! I love how everyone's ideal is so different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520200 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:17:47 +0000 yerpie110 2520200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work four 6 hour days a week, plus a handful of clients at my private practice on the fifth day (4-5 hours total). It's perfect for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-daycare-wasnt-a-factor-how-many-hours-would-your-ideal-work-week-be#post-2520195 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:03:23 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2520195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids go to school 30 hours and I think that is perfect for us. 4 days at daycare (2 6.5 hour, 2 8.5 hours). Right now I'm working one weekend day to be closer to 40 but it would be nice if the 30 was enough. </p>