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I'm currently working 26 weeks a year (one on, one off) and it is awesome. I realize that I'm very lucky to be able to do this - I have low expenses, almost no

I'm currently working 26 weeks a year (one on, one off) and it is awesome. I realize that I'm very lucky to be able to do this - I have low expenses, almost no debt, and programming pays well enough for me to live comfortably on about half my previous salary. I used to be planning for early retirement, but this trade-off seems safer. After all, I could spontaneously die the day after I retire and then what was all that work for?

littleweep 8y ago
This is really cool, haven't thought about it before. Do you work for the same company or do you find a new job every year?
- daveFNbuck 8y ago
  They're taking about having a 9-day weekend, not a 6-month vacation.
  - littleweep 8y ago
    I see. I read it as 1 year on, 1 year off.
mac01021 8y ago
I've been wondering about how do get a gig like this for some time. Are you a regular salaried employee? How did you approach your employer about entering this arrangement?
- default-kramer 8y ago
  Yes, I am salaried (before and after I cut my hours). We are a small company of 20-ish people but I was the only IT member. So my main selling point was increasing the bus factor: what if our website goes down and I'm not available? The owners didn't want to increase the IT budget, which worked fine for my plan. I just had to find someone who was willing to "share my job" with me. One of my friends was willing; he has his own LLC set up for contracting work so this gig gives him reliable income while he tries out other work on the side. I can now also say that for about 50% of my previous salary I am probably providing 70-80% of my previous value. When it's time to go back to work, I'm actually eager, and very productive. So I hope I can use this anecdote to convince any future employers to agree to a similar arrangement.

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I'm currently working 26 weeks a year (one on, one off) and it is awesome. I realize that I'm very lucky to be able to do this - I have low expenses, almost no

by default-kramer 8y ago

littleweep 8y ago
This is really cool, haven't thought about it before. Do you work for the same company or do you find a new job every year?
- daveFNbuck 8y ago
  They're taking about having a 9-day weekend, not a 6-month vacation.
  - littleweep 8y ago
    I see. I read it as 1 year on, 1 year off.
mac01021 8y ago
I've been wondering about how do get a gig like this for some time. Are you a regular salaried employee? How did you approach your employer about entering this arrangement?
- default-kramer 8y ago
  Yes, I am salaried (before and after I cut my hours). We are a small company of 20-ish people but I was the only IT member. So my main selling point was increasing the bus factor: what if our website goes down and I'm not available? The owners didn't want to increase the IT budget, which worked fine for my plan. I just had to find someone who was willing to "share my job" with me. One of my friends was willing; he has his own LLC set up for contracting work so this gig gives him reliable income while he tries out other work on the side. I can now also say that for about 50% of my previous salary I am probably providing 70-80% of my previous value. When it's time to go back to work, I'm actually eager, and very productive. So I hope I can use this anecdote to convince any future employers to agree to a similar arrangement.