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I believe Google offers 80% time (4 day work weeks), but I'm not sure if they post positions like that, or if you need to be hired full time and then transition
by oh_sigh 5y ago
I believe Google offers 80% time (4 day work weeks), but I'm not sure if they post positions like that, or if you need to be hired full time and then transition to 80% time.
- lrem 5y agoEveryone I know in Google on 80% (which is surprisingly many people) has started full time. I imagine some full week trainings you might want to start with would be quite awkward if part of participants would be skipping a random day of the week. Or, awkward if you've been promised you can keep spending your Wednesdays with your kids, but then suddenly need to stay in the office.
- weq 5y agoOh dear god, DONT miss the TRAINING!! WHAT will happen to YOUR MONEY if your MISS THE TRAINING?!?!?
- kens 5y agoIn my experience, Google doesn't offer 80% time. I switched to 80% time at Google (and 80% salary/vesting) but that was my suggestion after a number of years. It wasn't straightforward to transition (I think it needed VP approval), but I didn't encounter opposition either. I found that 80% time is a much bigger quality of life benefit than you might expect, since it's a 50% increase in the number of days you have off.