Would you like these work hours?

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Two days per week-1 pm-3 pm & 5.15-7.15 pm

One day per week-6 pm-7.30 pm

One day per week-11 am-1 pm-working from home

One child at Primary school

That is less than I work in a day 😂😂 is it really worth it?

Asking a bunch of strangers whether they'd like your work hours is a bit weird. Everyone's circumstances are going to be different. Everyone's personal preferences are going to be different. I wouldn't like your work hours because I don't have any kids and I want to earn a full-time salary. How does it help you to know that?

Looks like a pain in the arse tbh, but I see why it might be better than other options.

Assuming this is all legit and not some MLM or similar... this is all weekends and holidays free plus one evening a week only at home. Does this impact on hobbies for DS at all?

Also, does 10 minute drive mean 10 mins in rush hour, if that's applicable where you are? Because a 10 minute drive at 1pm may not be that at 5. You have to factor in commuting time too.

If it pays the bills more than a 9-5 would, why wouldn't you want to do it? You will still be able to do every morning school run and some of the pm ones and have weekends. You will still be seeing them more than someone who works a 9-5 and commutes

Wow. I feel a bit shit after reading this. I work four evenings a week, and Saturday mornings. I also have a little bit of daytime work. I'm a tutor having escaped the classroom for lower stress levels.

It's a bit annoying spread out but it's fine. My husband picks our 6 year old up from school.

It's 5 and a half hours of evenings a week for, apparently, a FT salary.

Surely it means that the rest of the time the kid is in school, you can do all the stuff that parents usually do on evenings and weekends - chores/shopping etc, and it gives you more time overall with the kids?

What does it matter where the next unrelated person to you likes these hours
they aren’t doing these hours, so what relevance is it if they would like it?
would you leave the job if they said they didn’t

I would say SW consultant or similar. But you earn depending on how many people attend - so once the class members drop of so will the money

Sounds like it

I’m talking about people with kids….I said that

I personally would hate those hours

I'd rather work the AM and get it over with

I haven't read the full thread, but feel whether other random strangers would work them is irrelevant.

Does the job and do the hours work for you and your family on a practical level?
Eg Would you need to pay for childcare on any of the days?
How long would it take you to get to and from work? ( or would travelling take up as much time as the paid work?)
Are you working now- if so is it better or worse for you in both managing time and money.

If not working now, is there a financial need to work, or do you want to feel you are doing something other than being a mother/housewife ?(assuming you are female).

I would say if it works for you and your family, and you want to do it, then ignore what others would do.

If it doesn't work for you, think of what would work, and whether that is actually a realistic aim, or whether the reality is that what you want won't be offered, so you are taking what you can get ( I also think there isn't wrong in taking what you can get when what you want isn't a realistic option).

No nobody wants to work them hours they are shit. And the fact you are saying it pays the same as working 40 hours it means you are either full of shit or its dodgy. You know the saying if something sounds to good to be true its because it is

Are you an employee or freelance associate/contractor?

Do you have a fixed contract, or zero hours?

Can you confirm the salary from this role is equivalent to full time minimum wage/or above (around £36p/h) and it’s not top ups that bring it in line with a full time salary?

All of that would impact on how happy I was with the working hours.

As a SAHM I’d love these hours although more so if they could be done from home! So intrigued what kind of work this is! 😅

If the choice is to work 11.5 hrs or 37 hrs per week with the same pay, I’d choose 11.5 hrs as long as I enjoyed the role enough

This is ridiculously cryptic.
If i could earn the same doing those hours as I otherwise could full time then great.
But how?
Even better would be the higher rate of pay but for 9-3 for 2 days.

Why would women with children be the same homogenous group suited to only one working pattern though? It would work for some and not others.
Many women would rather work while their child was in school than during the evenings and weekend. Plus starting work at 5pm will be quite difficult for childcare for many families.

Wouldn't be my first choice but if I could work those hours and get the same pay as a full time job it would be amazing....

It doesn't really matter what other people think though. You should still have plenty of time for your child - more than many people so you shouldn't feel guilty.

Id definitely be happy to work 11.5 hours rather than 36 hours for the same pay!

You're missing 3 evenings a week but your child will be with your husband so there's no need to feel guilty.

Two days per week-1 pm-3 pm & 5.15-7.15 pm
One day per week-6 pm-7.30 pm
One day per week-11 am-1 pm-working from home
One child at Primary school

If you could afford to fill the gap between the two shifts twice a week, i think it would be more appealing.
I'd have to live VERY lose to you to want to clock off at 3pm, go home and be back for 5.15- could the 'one day 11am-1pm' work not fill that gap?

Would make it more appealing to me - its too bitty for many people

I can see the logic. Basically you work in the afternoon, stop do pick up from school/ snack/ dinner until other parent gets home, then you go back to work whilst other parent does bedtime.

It is a lot of running about for you and means you miss out on bedtime but I can see how you could make it work without having to use any childcare and also allowing time for hobbies/ sorting out life.

I am planning something similar after MAT leave (own family business where we just need a few extra hours but not enough to offer someone useful employment hours).

And as ever…. We’ll never find out what it is…

When you get a pm from op trying to get you to sign up for something let the rest of us know im curious

Same here
Really want to know what it is :)