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It's certainly becoming more popular every year. I have friends that do a 50/50 job share, other friends that simply take an extra 2 months unpaid leave every y

by grecy 6y ago

It's certainly becoming more popular every year. I have friends that do a 50/50 job share, other friends that simply take an extra 2 months unpaid leave every year, and quite a few friends who only work 4 days a week (and get 4/5th pay). I pitched my boss that I would get all my work done AND it would be good for him because it would help him meet budget AND build resiliency in the team (They have to deal with outages without me - so I created more documentation around that). After lots and lots of back and forth my boss eventually accepted, and I never worked more than 4 days a week again, and most weeks it was only 3 days. Keep pushing for it, and find a company/boss who is open to the idea. Fire your current one if they're not willing to negotiate.

rectang 6y ago
Solid advice! With some persistence (and a strong résumé), I was able to secure a 32-hour position a few years ago. Like most jobs, I found it through networking (a Papers We Love Meetup). But all good things come to an end and I'm looking again. The main issue is a lack of institutional support: • While there are a decent number of potential employers who would be open to 32-hour-full-time, there's not a good way to reach them. RIP 30hourjobs.com I'm afraid. • Recruiters are completely baffled by the idea that "full-time" doesn't necessarily mean 40 hours, even if the IRS determination is minimum 30/week or 130/month: https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/identifying-full-time-employees https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/identifyin... • Many companies simply don't have the HR flexibility to handle anything other than 40-hour full-time cogs. (I think this may be different in parts of Europe, where I understand there are laws that allow employees to choose to work fewer hours, so companies have to find a way to accommodate them.)

by grecy 6y ago

rectang 6y ago

Solid advice! With some persistence (and a strong résumé), I was able to secure a 32-hour position a few years ago. Like most jobs, I found it through networking (a Papers We Love Meetup). But all good things come to an end and I'm looking again. The main issue is a lack of institutional support: • While there are a decent number of potential employers who would be open to 32-hour-full-time, there's not a good way to reach them. RIP 30hourjobs.com I'm afraid. • Recruiters are completely baffled by the idea that "full-time" doesn't necessarily mean 40 hours, even if the IRS determination is minimum 30/week or 130/month: https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/identifying-full-time-employees https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/identifyin... • Many companies simply don't have the HR flexibility to handle anything other than 40-hour full-time cogs. (I think this may be different in parts of Europe, where I understand there are laws that allow employees to choose to work fewer hours, so companies have to find a way to accommodate them.)