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Have you considered part-time?
by adrianN 3y ago
Have you considered part-time?
- rglullis 3y agoI did and still do, but it's hard to find someone willing to hire part-time for a lead/staff/IC position. If you have any good tips, I'd appreciate it very much.
- adrianN 3y agoMove to a country where working part time is a right ( eg Germany), get hired full time, wait a year or so, reduce your hours.
- rglullis 3y agoI live in Germany already. AFAIK, changing to part-time without any special condition (e.g. Elternzeit) would require a change in the contract, no? Also, I've had little success breaking into any higher-level position as an employee here. For the past 5 years or so I've worked only remotely for foreign companies and/or freelance and/or on my own projects. Employment offers were low-balling me and in a German company who would see me as a simple cog.
- adrianN 3y agoBeing seen as a simple cog has the benefit that the relationship with your employer is clear: you show up and do want they want you to do, they pay you. Nothing more, nothing less. That leaves you to define your identity using something other than salaried work. Part-time always requires a change in the contract, even as Teilzeit in Elternzeit (at least the part of the contract that says how many hours you need to work has to be changed). All the regulations regarding regular part-time can be found here https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tzbfg/index.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tzbfg/index.html §8 is probably the most relevant for you.