Are you winning the dual income, careers, and daycare challenge? Many thirty-something professionals in the booming IT/Engineering field have the good fortune of lucrative dual incomes, but with increasing pressure to work longer work weeks, how does a couple manage daycare, and school schedules for their family? The consultant business model is a recent trend that provides an alternative life balance, while not sacrificing dual earnings and career growth. While one spouse maintains the direct hire/employee job, which provides full benefits (medical, retirement, etc.), the other spouse is able to work on a contract basis for multiple employers. What’s the benefit? While the spouse with the direct hire/employee job works 50 to 60 hours each week, the spouse working on a contract basis mostly has their hours limited to 40 hours per week, and is able to schedule those hours that provide them the flexibility to meet their family needs...
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