I'm not a huge name in my field, although I get the regular barrage of recruiters. I suppose I could start asking them if they'd be amenable to such a situation

I'm not a huge name in my field, although I get the regular barrage of recruiters. I suppose I could start asking them if they'd be amenable to such a situation. I've been on teams where a person worked on another project (albeit one for the same company) once or twice a week, and it wasn't so bad; we'd just know not to expect them to be available on some days. That's why I think it could work at a regular company. Perhaps I'll investigate freelancing/contracting more seriously, although I've heard that can result in more hours worked rather than fewer hours.