Nailed my flexible schedule pitch to management!

TL;DR: Convinced my boss to let me do 4 long days (10 hours) instead of 5 regular days so I can be home by 2pm on Wednesdays. Started last month and honestly it's been a game changer.

I pick my daughter up from school on Wednesdays, we hit up the park, make snacks, just have actual time together without me being fried from work. Then I'm back at home office by 5 doing a bit more work but the mental shift of having SOME dedicated kid time during the week made a huge difference.

If anyone's been thinking about asking for this - do it. My company literally doesn't care, they just care that the work gets done. Probably took me 2 years to find the courage to ask.