I didn't, not exactly - it was a full time job for years, then I asked to reduce my hours. In the UK, employers have to give consideration to reasonable reques

I didn't, not exactly - it was a full time job for years, then I asked to reduce my hours. In the UK, employers have to give consideration to reasonable requests for flexible working. But it also helped a lot that I work for a huge corporation, so they are better setup to deal with and permit such requests.