Photo by Eder Pozo Pérez on Unsplash According to the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, the average school session in the United States is 6.6 hours per day. * Compare that to a 40-hour work week, commonly executed as five 8-hour days. Factor in a lunch break and some commuting time, you could easily be facing a 9-hour (or more) workday while your child is done after about seven hours. What’s a working parent...
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What is 2080?
52 weeks in a year multiplied by 40 hours in a professional work week equals 2,080 hours in a professional work year.
I'm Carol, and I downsized my 2,080 back in the 1990s. That means I switched to a part-time work schedule and never looked back.
Do you love family time AND your career? Do you need to work less to free up time to pursue more education? Do you work in addition to serving a loved one as a caregiver? Are you seeking to better balance work and life?
Have you considered reducing your schedule to part-time? Have any questions? Send me a comment via the Contact Me tab.
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