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> The really interesting thing here is the possibility of part-time work. Part-time work at a big shop, for many returning to work new moms, can be more accura
by jgalt212 6y ago
> The really interesting thing here is the possibility of part-time work.
Part-time work at a big shop, for many returning to work new moms, can be more accurately described as squeeze 5 days of work into 3 days. I'm not saying that Microsoft cannot pull it off, but many other big shops (and even those that rate highly on such magazine prizes for working moms) have been extremely disingenuous with such claims. That being said, the full time benefits for part time work has been a real thing.
- btrettel 6y agoIn another comment I mentioned the USPTO's part-time program: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24729649 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24729649 I can say unequivocally that at the USPTO as a patent examiner you would not be expected to squeeze 5 days of work into however many days you work per week. You work a certain number of "production" hours and you are expected to get a certain amount of "count" per production hour. So, as the number of production hours you have decreases, your count expectations decrease proportionally as well.