Has anyone asked their employer to make them a 1099 contractor as a Recruiter?

Recruiter/HR Generalist mom of 2 drowning in my responsibilities at home and work. I miss my kids and I want to spend more time with them but I don’t want to pause my career necessarily. There are other reasons my spouse would like me to work but I don’t want to get into that.

I am very blessed to have a remote job at a remote company, especially in this economy. My manager and team are great and it feels absolutely insane I hate working everyday. I just want more time with my kids.

I was considering going to my manager about the possibility of being a contractor. I don’t work 40 hours a week but I’m obviously expected to be available if needed. Some weeks are more demanding than others but when my kids get sick or vacation it suck’s, because I get 2 weeks PTO and 1 week sick a year and it’s just not enough.

I really want the flexibility of saying “I’m working x days this week” when we’re slow or when I have a lot going on, and take off as much time as I need that the business can allow.

Has anyone done this? We don’t need my salary in my household, I don’t need their benefits, I just NEED more flexibility.

Any insight or perspective appreciated.