How many hours are you away

Mel&Jason · August 2009

from LO each day? Mine works out to be 9 - 91/2 hours ... yuck. My work requires that we take an hour lunch break. I wish there were more hours in the day.

Pesky · August 2009

9-10 hrs a day usually. Fortunately, I have a bit of flexibility with my schedule but also can find myself working through lunch or at night or on the weekends (although that last one is rare). I tend to try and run errands at lunch -- go get diapers, groceries, etc. and stash them at the office and bring them home with me. That means one less chore to do on the weekend and more time I can spend with the kids doing fun stuff like going to the park or zoo.

abpdjs · August 2009

9 hours, which i think is pretty good considering some are away for 12 hours a day.......that would be hard.

BoxTer · August 2009

About the same as yours - 8 or 8:30 a.m. until just after 5.

massdreams · August 2009

9-10 hours depending on the day. I technically work an 8-5 day, but my boss has given me the ok to work a bit shorter of a day a couple days a week and not take lunch. The nice thing is that DH goes into work a bit later, so he's with DS in the mornings until 9. So nice for me since I leave at 7:30 and don't have to deal with rushed daycare dropoffs.

jellybean529 · August 2009

We're usually apart about 9 hours. I picked a daycare that's 5 minutes away from where I work though so sometimes if I skip lunch it's only about 8 hours.