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Can you ask your manager for reduced hours instead of increased pay, and use the extra time for personal projects?
by presidentender 16y ago
Can you ask your manager for reduced hours instead of increased pay, and use the extra time for personal projects?
- cthink 16y agoThat could definitely be a possibility which I have not explored previously. I will ask him and see how receptive he is to this idea. Thanks
- stakent 16y agoCheck in your contract and surrounding law who owns IP created by you in your own time. Make sure you own it.
- kleinsch 16y agoI did this a few months ago and it's worked incredibly well. I went from full-time to two days per week, leaving me the other three to work on my own stuff. Had a lawyer go over the intellectual property agreements for me first to make sure I wouldn't be in questionable territory. It all depends on your manager, the mood of the company, and how useful you are. For me the stars lined up perfectly. The CEO is an entrepreneur and wanted to help me out. I was also a critical member of a small engineering team, so they'd rather get two days of my time than none. One key when you're having the conversation is to frame it more as part-time vs quitting, rather than full-time vs part-time. Having somebody that isn't in the office all the time makes planning more difficult, so it's in your manager's best interests to keep you full time. If that's removed from the options list and it's a choice between having you part-time vs not at all, part-time starts to look a lot more attractive.
- cthink 16y agoI have my 1 on 1 with my manager in the afternoon. Definitely going to bring this up. Thx for the sound advice