https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:35:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673945 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:05:49 +0000 NovBaby1112 1673945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work part time (about 24ish hours in the office). M, W, and TH from 8-4 ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673484 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:57:11 +0000 Smurfette 1673484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work 40 hours a week, but I can do my job, and well, in less time. I don't see the point in just sitting here to make appearances. Working from home 1-2 days a week, would greatly help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673465 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:49:37 +0000 MsLipGloss 1673465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: I would still be full-time and in-office, but I wish my job were more transactional (and thus more predictable and flexibile) . . . ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673441 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:38:42 +0000 theknest 1673441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd work 24 hours/week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673438 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:36:21 +0000 septca 1673438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am sorry to post and run... It's so interesting how many of you would like to work part time, even for part time pay! </p> <p>I voted in the poll, but my ideal situation would be full autonomy. I want to work full-time (about 35-45 hours/week and would be willing to check email more often than that), but I want to have more control over when and where I work. Working from home 2 days a week would be ideal, and I'd like to work in the office 9:30-4:00 and then work more from home in the evenings. Basically, I want my next job to be one where I am fully employed and fully engaged, but there is no one looking over my shoulder as I punch a time clock.</p> <p>Oh, and I would keep full-time childcare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673408 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:25:28 +0000 PurplePeony 1673408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ideal would be to work from about 10 or 10:30 am to 3 or 3:30 pm, with the ability to telecommute when I want/need to. The things I find most stressful about being a WOHP are the morning rush and only having a few minutes with DD in the evenings before it's time to do bath and bedtime. Being able to work shorter days would solve both problems. It would be a little tougher financially with her still going to daycare and me not making quite as much, but we could probably swing it. Just wish my job would offer it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673395 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:19:11 +0000 Charm54 1673395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to job share with another employee, so I would do M,T and every 2nd W. My job share partner would do Th, F and every other W </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673383 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:11:10 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1673383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a very long commute, and already work from home one day per week, so I want to adjust that a little.</p> <p>I'm really hoping my bosses will let me go part-time, and work 4 days a week, with 2 office days and 2 WAH days. I'd love to do only 3 days per week, but I don't know that they'd go for that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673360 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:59:22 +0000 gingerbebe 1673360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a perfect world, I would be a SAHM, especially because DH is a college professor and gets those really long summer and winter breaks that would be SO amazing to spend together as a family. But we can't do that quite yet.</p> <p>We are pregnant with LO#1 right now and I have a job that does not allow for telecommuting, so we're trying to figure out how this will work once I return to the office. I think I'm leaning towards a M-F, 8:30am-12:30pm schedule with no lunch break (20 hours per week), or a T,W,Th schedule from 8:30am-4pm with a 30 minute lunch (21 hours per week). This is mostly to accommodate daycare drop off/pick up times. Working half-time would make a modest contribution to my pension, pay for daycare, and cover my student loan payment. That would basically be it. Hence I am REALLY looking forward to paying Sallie Mae off ASAP! (DH's loans are another story). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673353 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:57:56 +0000 mlm2934 1673353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I already work from home, but I'd also love to drop down to 3-4 days per week at some point, maybe after having 2 kids. And while I'm working full-time, it'd be nice if there were no expectations on the schedule my hours are completed, so I could run errands when needed during week and make it up at night and weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673333 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:50:50 +0000 Anagram 1673333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: my old school district used to let teachers "job share". As in, they shared 1 job and each worked part time. Summer and school holidays still off.</p> <p>I really, really wish I could do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673303 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:41:36 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1673303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally, if we could afford it, I'd like to work part time, maybe 20-25 hours per week, but still have the same breaks I have now as a teacher. It's never going to happen, but it's nice to dream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673295 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:38:35 +0000 Boheme 1673295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work 36 hours a week (no Fridays) and I'd love to go down to 32 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673294 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:38:11 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1673294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Part time. even when I finish school, I want to work 30-32 hours a week, which in many healthcare organizations, is FT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673287 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:36:38 +0000 mrsjyw 1673287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have my ideal work schedule right now.</p> <p>I work 2-3 days (or more as needed) from home and work roughly 30 hours give or take some hours depending on projects, get paid for 40 hour/wk salaried position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673286 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:36:37 +0000 looch 1673286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally, I would do 4 ten hour days, 7-4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673285 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:36:35 +0000 raspberries 1673285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably go down to part-time (20 hrs/wk, 3 days/wk). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673283 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:36:15 +0000 Anagram 1673283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would 100% love to work exactly part time, but a full day on the days I work. Like...Monday, wednesday, and every other Friday. Or Tuesday, Thursday, every other Friday. </p> <p>My sister did this for many years and I am so jealous. Best of both worlds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673281 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:35:51 +0000 snowjewelz 1673281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If money is not an issue I would definitely want to SAH. </p> <p>But since it is an issue, I'd love to still work 40 hours and be full-time, but work WAH 3 days a week. It will offset perfectly w/ DH's schedule (he can be home 2 days a week, more or less). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673274 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:34:23 +0000 bushelandapeck 1673274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work two 10 hours days per week and it's worked great for us. Ideally, I could work two 8 hours days instead but I get here at 7am and still leave by 5pm so it's isn't too bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673270 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:33:33 +0000 mediagirl 1673270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like a mix of working from home and the office, 32 hours a week. I'd be okay with the pay loss, it would be somewhat offset by wear and tear and gas for the car and eating out while at the office. </p> <p>I would like to be in the office 1 day a week with WFH the rest of the time. I could do 2 and 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673269 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:33:27 +0000 blackbird 1673269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want a 32 hour schedule (which is FT at my company). Full benefits, 7 hour days, half days Friday. So much awesome </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673264 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:32:31 +0000 Adira 1673264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to work part-time, maybe 27-32 hours a week. Right now I work 9 hour days, so doing 3 9 hours day or 4 8 hour days would be awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673261 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:32:11 +0000 Mamaof2 1673261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I didn't have to worry about DCP I would work part time!</p> <p>In DEC my hours got cut for that month to 20 per week and it was awesome!!! Kids went to DCP from 7-1pm and I worked 730-1230 pm , 4 days a week!</p> <p>It was the best of both worlds for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673259 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:32:03 +0000 Alivoo01 1673259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to be work from home! I feel like I'm so much more productive that way. I'd still work 40 hours since I need the benefits and pay, but at my own schedule. For example, if I had a bunch of data on hand, I'd work more hours that day vs a slower day when I'm waiting on data. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-work-schedule-1#post-1673244 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:27:39 +0000 septca 1673244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you could choose to work whatever schedule you wanted, what would you pick?</p> <p>Caveat 1: Your salary adjusts with your choice. For example, if you want to work 30 hours a week, your salary would be reduced to 75% of what you would make working full time.<br /> Caveat 2: You don't have to worry about childcare. </p>