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German here, where part-time arrangements in tech are somewhat normal. I negotiated my 32 hour work week right at the beginning, and there was no discussion abo

German here, where part-time arrangements in tech are somewhat normal. I negotiated my 32 hour work week right at the beginning, and there was no discussion about it, and none was expected. I kind of get only an 80% salary, which seems a bit unfair as studies prove that part-time workers are more efficient [1], but the way better work-life balance is definitely worth it. [1] Researching the validity of this claim is left as an exercise for the reader. [EDIT] I have Wednesdays off, which is fantastic and somewhat based on science: https://www.rdasia.com/healthsmart/conditions/mental-health/best-day-take-work-and-its-not-friday https://www.rdasia.com/healthsmart/conditions/mental-health/...

schrodinger 4y ago
Agree on the 80% thing but it's so hard to quantify output that a simple formula probably ends up feeling the most fair to most people. Also, remember what another person pointed out—it's not really a 20% pay cut because it's your highest-taxed salary that's been cut.
Someone 4y ago
> and there was no discussion about it, and none was expected. That’s EU regulation. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employment-contracts/part-time-work/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employ...: “Equal employment conditions You must offer your part‑time staff the same employment conditions as full-time workers, including pay, leave, notice periods and other rights and benefits linked to their employment. Modifying working arrangements Whenever possible, you should try to accommodate requests from your employees if they want to change their working schedules, such as: - transferring from full-time to part-time - transferring from part-time to full-time - increasing their working hours You cannot dismiss an employee if they refuse to transfer from part-time to full-time work or vice versa.” (Equal pay, leave, pension, etc. are pro rata) In the EU, about 1:5 of employees work part time, most of them to their satisfaction (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20180608-1 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/D...)

schrodinger 4y ago

Agree on the 80% thing but it's so hard to quantify output that a simple formula probably ends up feeling the most fair to most people. Also, remember what another person pointed out—it's not really a 20% pay cut because it's your highest-taxed salary that's been cut.

Someone 4y ago

> and there was no discussion about it, and none was expected. That’s EU regulation. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employment-contracts/part-time-work/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employ...: “Equal employment conditions You must offer your part‑time staff the same employment conditions as full-time workers, including pay, leave, notice periods and other rights and benefits linked to their employment. Modifying working arrangements Whenever possible, you should try to accommodate requests from your employees if they want to change their working schedules, such as: - transferring from full-time to part-time - transferring from part-time to full-time - increasing their working hours You cannot dismiss an employee if they refuse to transfer from part-time to full-time work or vice versa.” (Equal pay, leave, pension, etc. are pro rata) In the EU, about 1:5 of employees work part time, most of them to their satisfaction (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20180608-1 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/D...)