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There are barely any 80% jobs and the 60% ones are almost inexistent

• sunderw 4y ago
  As someone working 50%, I can relate. I answered more than 100 messages last year on LinkedIn from companies/recruiters interested in my profile, and got to the end interview part twice (the answer was always 'working half time is not possible for us', sometimes after wasting a few hours of my time...) But I also got contacted by a recruiter that did a fantastic job. He found a company that was a great fit for me, and that had no problem with part-time. My advice would be : answer everyone telling you're looking for a part-time position. It's long, it's difficult and it's time consuming, but it's not impossible.
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• shoo 4y ago
  One possible pathway is to get a full time job, work full time for a year or two, then negotiate to dial it back to 80% or 60%. Before joining, figure out if some people there are working part time. If no one employed there works part time, that's probably a red flag. Some less popular employers have a hard time attracting and retaining talent will be happy to have you even if you're only part time.
• bambataa 4y ago
  In my experience, big but boring companies seem to more amenable to this. E.g. in the UK high street banks, supermarkets made quite a thing out of their flexible working when I was looking. I guess they know people aren’t “passionate about the product” so they focus on the working environment. Anywhere with a history of unions helps too.