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> If I could work for a "regular" software company but only work 20 hours a week (and be paid 50%), I would definitely do it. i've often wondered why this is n

> If I could work for a "regular" software company but only work 20 hours a week (and be paid 50%), I would definitely do it. i've often wondered why this is not available more often. my guess is that hiring a person is so expensive (benefits, unemployment ins, hardware, office space, HR time, etc) that the company feels that it must squeeze as much productivity out of the employee as possible. workers require a bunch of time/effort to find and maintain a relationship with (so milk 'em like a cow before they dry up).

pcsanwald 9y ago
My experience: I worked part time (3.5 days/week) for a startup early in my career. The reason was so I could go to school part-time also (for jazz performance). I've since employed many folks part-time and a lot more full time. From what I've seen, it's almost always an option, but you have to ask for it, it's not just going to be offered. It's also trickier to manage, if you have a handful of people that work 15-20 hours/week, and are paid hourly, vs full time folks who are salaried, and managing support/on-call schedules, etc, and it can create a strange dynamic on teams sometimes.