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I would feel like a king with 20k a year and so I am trying to find the right degree to work 3, maybe 2 days a week to be able to achieve this? Any suggestions

I would feel like a king with 20k a year and so I am trying to find the right degree to work 3, maybe 2 days a week to be able to achieve this? Any suggestions?

jimbokun 5y ago
This is the case where it might make sense to earn $100k-$200k per year and plow the majority of it into savings until you can get a fairly safe $20k return. Might only take a few years to save the required amount.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
If you find anything let me know. Of course here in the US the nigh-insurmountable problem with part time work is that you won't get health coverage at an affordable rate.
- svachalek 5y ago
  Yes, it's actually a bit better since "Obamacare" but still pretty ridiculous. Another is simply finding an employer who agrees to a part-time engineer. I'm typically on 3-6 major projects at any given time and it seems pretty obvious that simply dropping to 2-3 and working half the time would be a pretty easy adjustment to both sides -- but most management considers this unthinkable for some reason.
  - ta988 5y ago
    Because that would also make you more efficient and make them look bad.
  - neomindryan 5y ago
    I couldn't resist chiming in here: we're doing this at Neomind Labs. We don't act as steward for front-end frameworks yet, but we're considering supporting React (I saw that you're a front-end developer).
scarby2 5y ago
> I would feel like a king with 20k a year and so I am trying to find the right degree to work 3, maybe 2 days a week to be able to achieve this? 20k? did you miss a digit? That's less than my rent for the year... for 3 days anything that pays more than $18 an hour and allows for flexible scheduling you don't need a degree for this. Medical transcription, coding and billing, working as a PA, Truck driving, nursing the list goes on.
- littleweep 5y ago
  This person likely lives in a different place than you

I would feel like a king with 20k a year and so I am trying to find the right degree to work 3, maybe 2 days a week to be able to achieve this? Any suggestions?

jimbokun 5y ago

This is the case where it might make sense to earn $100k-$200k per year and plow the majority of it into savings until you can get a fairly safe $20k return. Might only take a few years to save the required amount.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

If you find anything let me know. Of course here in the US the nigh-insurmountable problem with part time work is that you won't get health coverage at an affordable rate.

svachalek 5y ago
Yes, it's actually a bit better since "Obamacare" but still pretty ridiculous. Another is simply finding an employer who agrees to a part-time engineer. I'm typically on 3-6 major projects at any given time and it seems pretty obvious that simply dropping to 2-3 and working half the time would be a pretty easy adjustment to both sides -- but most management considers this unthinkable for some reason.
- ta988 5y ago
  Because that would also make you more efficient and make them look bad.
- neomindryan 5y ago
  I couldn't resist chiming in here: we're doing this at Neomind Labs. We don't act as steward for front-end frameworks yet, but we're considering supporting React (I saw that you're a front-end developer).

scarby2 5y ago

> I would feel like a king with 20k a year and so I am trying to find the right degree to work 3, maybe 2 days a week to be able to achieve this? 20k? did you miss a digit? That's less than my rent for the year... for 3 days anything that pays more than $18 an hour and allows for flexible scheduling you don't need a degree for this. Medical transcription, coding and billing, working as a PA, Truck driving, nursing the list goes on.

littleweep 5y ago
This person likely lives in a different place than you