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It CAN be done. But you need to be doing what you do best, and you need to have a commitment from your employer for specific areas of flexibility before accepting a job.
Personally speaking, I struggled for years with the world of 9 to 5, and found that breaking from it to start up a business was invigorating for its flexibility, variation and nonstop stimulation, despite all of the late nights and dog-hard work it entailed.
But now I have kids, and I absolutely must have a reliable income and medical/dental benefits. Thankfully, I sought out and landed an employee-type job where my greatest areas of expertise are used to the hilt and very much valued. I made it a condition of accepting the job that I be allowed a flexible arrival time in the morning (as long as I put in the hours and never miss a deadline), and the employer has honoured that.
I never thought I would feel successful or fulfilled working on someone else’s schedule and framework, but I do. Really. Good luck. If you can make a go of it, the security can be worth it, I assure you.
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