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What would you change about your job?

Mel&JasonMel&Jason
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If you could ;)

For me, it would def be my hours.  I wish I had a "normal" schedule ... 8-5, 7-4 etc.  I feel like by the time I get home at 8 on two nights out the week and 6pm on the rest of the nights ... I dont have much quality time with DD and DH.  Maybe in the future.

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  • lzbflogrllzbflogrl
    i wish I was busier.  Before the baby, I was constantly busy and working really late hours.  I enjoy the normal schedule but miss all of the work.
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  • May524May524
    Other than a higher pay, I would like to be able to work from home some.
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  • beenbizzybeenbizzy member
    I would like it to be 32 hours instead of 40. Or maybe 24...
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  • Soon2BMrsNSoon2BMrsN member
    More down time.  I'm a teacher and I haven't even gone back to work yet, but I know it's going to be a struggle to find the time to pump.  I get 22 minutes for lunch.  :(
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  • AmyCC1980AmyCC1980 member

    *Number of hours I work.  Most of the year I could easily get the same amount of work done if I worked 3-4 days per week instead of 5.  I could also easily work from home, but that is not an option.

    *Pay/vacation - we had to take pay cuts this year so I am making even less money for a job that I think is pretty underpaid to begin with.  We also have to take 2 weeks of furlough and are no longer accruing vacation and sick days.  Any time I take off until the end of the year is unpaid.

    *My job can be very boring and not challenging.  The only real challenging part is dealing with my boss...ugh.

    The upside to my job is that it is much less stressful and the hours are better than my last job which is nice now that I have a LO.  I guess its just a trade off.

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  • ShufflerChickShufflerChick

    I wish my job was more predictable. I work in consulting, which is very deadline and client driven. So there are weeks where it's late nights and weekends, and then there are weeks where I can barely fill a full day with work. I wish it would just even out to a more reasonable schedule.

    Oh, and I also wish they would realize that I can do most of my work from home.

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  • jellybean529jellybean529 member
    A higher salary, and maybe a 35 hour work-week. I'd love to have a half day in there where I could go home early and spend time with DD. Other than that, my job is great, I love it!
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  • hiltyn78hiltyn78 member
    I'd love to job share and work 2.5-3 days a week.   That would be amazing.
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  • JLSBWGJLSBWG member
    I work 32 hours per week over 4 days, so that is great.  However, the commute is dreadful and it bothers me almost daily.  We are very slow now, so I was happier when I was busier.  Sometimes the days just drag...
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  • 14years14years

    Ideally, I'd like one day off a week, to spend half of it with DS and half of it by myself. ?

    But, that wouldn't really work, to be honest. ?I need to be in the office 5 days a week. ?Eventually, I may talk to my firm about a reduced billable goal, but I'd still have to be there every day to really be effective.

    But like you said, if I could....?

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