My company agreed to let me work 4x10 hour days a few years ago. My salary was under the market rate, and they couldn't afford any additional money (public sec

My company agreed to let me work 4x10 hour days a few years ago. My salary was under the market rate, and they couldn't afford any additional money (public sector). So I requested the compressed schedule, and have been able to work on my startup much more effectively in the interim. It also paved the way for my recent shift to 21 hours / week with them. For a guy like me, the extra time was worth more than marginal income.