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Hey everyone, I created this newsletter and job board because I’ve noticed a trend in companies measuring employee output with results instead of hours worked.

Hey everyone, I created this newsletter and job board because I’ve noticed a trend in companies measuring employee output with results instead of hours worked. I strongly believe that overwork is a problem in society right now. I’m hoping to bolster the community of people that share this belief and to help solve this problem. I should also clarify that 30 Hour Jobs is the title here but I would like to capture companies of all sorts that support a flexible work week or simply embrace work/life balance and/or reduced hours in some way.

langitbiru 7y ago
You stole my idea. :) Anyway, maybe you should put interviews of people who made it successfully. Surely there are some people who work 20-30 hours per week in this world and make some good money.
- nbrempel 7y ago
  That's a great idea, thanks! :)
  - coderholic 7y ago
    We have 2 engineers at IPinfo.io that have ~30 hour jobs, and I'm sure they'd be interested in talking. Email me at ben@ipinfo.io and I can out you in touch. We're also open to hiring more people with similar hours!
    - nbrempel 7y ago
      Thanks Ben! I'll shoot you an email. Please also don't hesitate to put up your openings on the job board :) https://jobs.30hourjobs.com/submit/job https://jobs.30hourjobs.com/submit/job
    - danr4 7y ago
      Hey I think I'm one of them! I've actually worked 30h weeks for the past 2.5 years. It's amazing, i'll be happy to talk about it.
souprock 7y ago
I finally verified that yes, 30 hours is acceptable where I work. It's been done, along with 32, and possibly shorter. Most of the benefits are pro-rated, but we'd still cover the health insurance fully. You could still work more and get paid for those extra hours, but the benefits would be according to how many hours you signed up to work. Examples: If you sign up for 30 hours but work 50 hours, you get 75% benefits and 125% pay. If you sign up for 32 hours but work 38 hours, you get 80% benefits and 95% pay. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797601 Too bad this "Show HN" is pretty dead at this point. :-(

langitbiru 7y ago

You stole my idea. :) Anyway, maybe you should put interviews of people who made it successfully. Surely there are some people who work 20-30 hours per week in this world and make some good money.

nbrempel 7y ago
That's a great idea, thanks! :)
- coderholic 7y ago
  We have 2 engineers at IPinfo.io that have ~30 hour jobs, and I'm sure they'd be interested in talking. Email me at ben@ipinfo.io and I can out you in touch. We're also open to hiring more people with similar hours!
  - nbrempel 7y ago
    Thanks Ben! I'll shoot you an email. Please also don't hesitate to put up your openings on the job board :) https://jobs.30hourjobs.com/submit/job https://jobs.30hourjobs.com/submit/job
  - danr4 7y ago
    Hey I think I'm one of them! I've actually worked 30h weeks for the past 2.5 years. It's amazing, i'll be happy to talk about it.

souprock 7y ago

I finally verified that yes, 30 hours is acceptable where I work. It's been done, along with 32, and possibly shorter. Most of the benefits are pro-rated, but we'd still cover the health insurance fully. You could still work more and get paid for those extra hours, but the benefits would be according to how many hours you signed up to work. Examples: If you sign up for 30 hours but work 50 hours, you get 75% benefits and 125% pay. If you sign up for 32 hours but work 38 hours, you get 80% benefits and 95% pay. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797601 Too bad this "Show HN" is pretty dead at this point. :-(