https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:55:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-757265 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:40:05 +0000 birdofafeather 757265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T-Thurs 9-3, some PT work from home. but in reality, i want to quit my day job and do photography FT! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-757155 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:31 +0000 doodlepoodle 757155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I could work 6-2:30 I'd LOVE it. Im usually up in time and HAVE to be in the office everyday but being.off.that early would be amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756557 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:11:51 +0000 littlebittyhouse 756557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally: Tue-Thur 8-4 with benefits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756528 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:42 +0000 mrs. wagon 756528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: I think a lot of nurses do this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756525 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:04 +0000 TheReelDeal 756525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my dream world, 6:30am-12pm, that is when my brain is at it's peak. After 12pm you can't get any work out of me. I don't mind my 8am-4pm schedule now, but once we have kids I'd like to move more towards part time since we don't need my benefits, but we do need my check :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756522 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:58:22 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 756522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 x 12 hour days, Tues-Thurs and then 4 day weekend Friday-Monday.</p> <p>Don't think this really exists does it??? haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756515 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:56:09 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 756515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now things work well with our schedules. DH works 8-5 M-F @ the office (OT from home) &amp; I work 8-4 M-F. I drop him off at 745 I'm to work by 8 &amp; in the afternoon it gives me an hour to do whatever before picking him up. For our current situation this schedule is ideal. with no kids right now I'd rather work Monday through Thursday with 10 hour days. then I could use Fridays for all appointments and errands that need to be run during the week. I'd miss a lot less work that way but because I do DH's transportation that's not an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756479 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:43:07 +0000 LuLu Mom 756479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My absolute dream would be working 9-3 with Fri-Sunday off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756471 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:59 +0000 mrs. bird 756471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i loved monday-thursday 630-430! that would my ideal if i had to pick a 40hr wk, otherwise i'd pick T/T 7-330 =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756459 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:35:00 +0000 mlm2934 756459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I don't have to have benefits, my preferred schedule would be part time, Tues/Wed/Thurs 9am-4pm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756457 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:32:53 +0000 mrskc 756457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: for sure. I spend a lot on gas. Luckily I have a little commuter car, that I get about 40 miles on the gallon for since most of my commute is highway. But my work isn't down for me working less days. They prefer me to come in M-F. It stinks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756453 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:32:10 +0000 mrs. wagon 756453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my schedule. I work Tues thru Friday 8-4. So I have a long weekend every week. On work days I barely see both kids in the morning but Wagon Sr. and I both get home in time for dinner, a little play time, baths, and bedtime. He works 8-4 as well. We get home around 5 and see the kids for about an hour and a half before they both go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756451 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:30:47 +0000 MaisyMay 756451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: We pay by the day, so it's the same whether it's 7-6 or 11-4:30, but it's pretty inexpensive, so we don't mind, plus if we have a long day in the future, we won't have to pay more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756440 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:27:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 756440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: I love having schedules like that since it means we pay less for childcare ;) When I switch to my perm schedule, DH will be home on Weds at 4:30, so J will only need care from 9:30-4:30, but Monday are our long days - 9:30-7!</p> <p>@mrskc: I don't mind my commute... but the way I see it is extra $$ for gas and miles on the car when I could just squeeze all those hours into two days and save gas :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756427 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:23:27 +0000 looch 756427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like flexibility to be able to do longer days part of the week and shorter days on others. Right now, I do about 40 hours with a 7-4 MWF and 9-4 TT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756424 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:21:36 +0000 mrskc 756424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: haha It's 35 miles to my job and I still would like to work 7-1. But I've been here 3 years, and you just get used to the commute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756421 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:20:51 +0000 MaisyMay 756421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: It works for us because DH goes to work early, usually out the door by 6:00/6:30 and is off by 3:00. I drop LO off at daycare around 11:00 and she gets picked up by 4:30, making her daycare day short and giving both of us solo bonding time. DH has dinner with me when I get home.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756420 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:20:40 +0000 yellowbird 756420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a dream world I would work m-thurs 7-2:30 if DH had benefits at his job. I wouldn't mind 7-3 m-Friday if we needed the benefits of full time. Hopefully one day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756417 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:19:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 756417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: aw that does sound nice! I don't really mind working early, though I thought I would! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756415 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:18:33 +0000 Mrs. Pen 756415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: see I would hate an 11-7 shift because J goes to bed at 11:30! I like our mealtimes together. </p> <p>@mrskc: when I got hired I was offered a schedule of M-F 7-1 but I turned it down because it would hinder my ability to pick up extra shifts AND it's 20 miles to work, so going in every day for just half a day wasn't practical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756410 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:16:49 +0000 Bookish 756410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd much rather work M-Th 7-6 with a lunch break, and have Friday off! I will be working M-F 7-3, no lunch, when I get back from maternity leave, and for now, that's a pretty ideal situation for us. DH is going to drop LO off at daycare at 8, and I'll have her back with me by 330! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756405 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:19 +0000 mrskc 756405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmmm I think I would want to work M-Th 7-1 so 24 hours per week. Right now I'm working 8-12 M-F as part of my maternity leave and I'll be starting full time again in 3 more weeks and my schedule will be M-F 7-4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756402 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:02 +0000 MaisyMay 756402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just talked to my boss about this yesterday! I'd like to work 30-35 hours a week, only Monday-Friday. I don't mind the 11-7 shift because I avoid traffic, LO and I hang out in the mornings, and it's easy to get errands done in the morning. I get home between 7:30-8:00 which means I eat dinner, we do bathtime for LO, put her to bed, and then DH and I usually have 30-60 minutes to hang out before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule#post-756386 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:08:39 +0000 Mrs. Pen 756386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And don't say part time with FT pay/benefits hahaha</p> <p>I am working PT and I like it, but it's only 20 hours/week and I would like to work more </p> <p>My ideal schedule would be<br /> M, T &amp; Th 8-4:30, and F 7-1. At my job we get benefits at 20 hrs/part time so I'd rather not work FT, but I like working more than just 20 hrs. </p> <p>DH says his ideal FT schedule would be four ten hours days, M-Th, 7-5. </p> <p>Although I can change my hours at my job, all shifts are predetermined by recruiting so I could only switch permanent schedules with someone else or use the available shifts they offer instead of choosing my own. My permanent schedule right now is MW 8-6:30. I don't mind ten hour days but I don't like working until 6:30 because I see my kid for half an hour.</p> <p>What is your ideal schedule? </p>