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Finding professional part time work after baby

EJ0802EJ0802 member
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I am curious if anyone had any success finding professional part-time work after having baby.  I would love to find something part-time to be able to spend more time with my baby, but any jobs that I see posted online would not work out financially.  I understand working part-time means less pay, but we would not be able to manage financially on the part-time jobs I have been coming across.  I would not mind working may of the jobs (i.e. retail), but the pay just would not suffice.

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  • CinemaGoddessCinemaGoddess member
    Can you go part time in your current position?

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  • MrsT0514MrsT0514 member
    edited May 2014
    I used to be an admin assistant before having my DS, and once he was born, I chose not to go back FT either. Unfortunately my employer wasnt able to accommodate a PT position for me, so I ended up getting back into the restaurant business (waitressing), after being a FT SAHM for the first year of his life. The hours are flexible and you get more "bang for your buck" depending on the shifts you work.

    This is most likely what I'll get back into after this baby comes. The downside is that the pay is highly variable, but it does offer flexibility that a normal "9-5" job doesnt. So theres that.
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  • jorkz821jorkz821 member
    I moved to a pt position within my current organization after my last mat leave. Can you do that?

    Keep in mind that PT childcare is not always easy to find, and is usually not that much cheaper than FT care. At least that's how it is around here.
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  • MrsT0514MrsT0514 member
    edited May 2014
    jorkz821 said:



    Keep in mind that PT childcare is not always easy to find, and is usually not that much cheaper than FT care. At least that's how it is around here.

    Thats how it is around here too. We tried the whole PT daycare gig for a while, and financially, it was more burden than benefit for us at this point in time, so its just easier for me to work opposite shift of DH so we can bypass the cost of daycare for a while.

    Not saying it wouldn't possibly work down the road in a different situation job-wise, but honestly, I was working PT to purely just pay daycare, and was barely breaking even. Just putting our experience out there.
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  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    Could you teach a part time college class? I cut my hours back at work to 30 hrs per week so I am still full time and get benefits but less hours
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  • EJ0802EJ0802 member
    I have worked for an insurance company for the past 11 years and currently work as an underwriter. Part-time is not a possibility with this job and I looked into a compressed work week, but management does not want to consider at this time. Daycare is not a problem, as I already have that lined up and part-time daycare would be possible. I obtained my bachelor's degree in finance two years ago (I went back as an adult student and have loans - hence the need for decent income), so I could always look into that avenue. However, in my city, those types of jobs are tough to come by unless you get into banking. The finance industry is more a big city thing when it comes to job options. I guess it is what it is on the job front.  Between the student loans and moving to a bigger house a couple of years ago, I am stuck with the full-time gig.
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