Maybe one day, but it involves changing the entire system. Example: I’ve been an attorney for a decade, have paid off my debt, have a very manageable mortgage a

Maybe one day, but it involves changing the entire system. Example: I’ve been an attorney for a decade, have paid off my debt, have a very manageable mortgage and rental income, and could easily take a 40% paycut to work fewer hours. I would love to do this. I could not have done this 10 years ago though when I started practice - I had too much debt, rented a condo, and had no assets to speak of. So employers are in a bind because filling part-time positions can be difficult as most people entering the professional labor market for the first time need full-time work because of the debt required to get there. So if I get to work part-time now, once I leave my office my employer would struggle to fill my job. Tech is a little a different, maybe, but most people that start a family and buy a home want/need at least one person working 40+ hours/wk to pay the bills and get insurance (another poorly managed but intertwined issue). Also, even considering this proposition is truly a luxury that only a tiny fraction of the population has. Which doesn’t add to the conversation, but I find it depressing.