Depends on how you structure your hours. Three days a week instead of 4 hours per day is usually better. In any case, everyone has to context switch when they g

Depends on how you structure your hours. Three days a week instead of 4 hours per day is usually better. In any case, everyone has to context switch when they go home and come back in the morning. The real reason, I think, is that it's weird, which makes managers uncomfortable enough that it puts you down the list. There are ways to arrange it though - it definitely helps if you talk directly to the employer rather than through a recruiter. It might also help if you have some contact with them first - perhaps think about segueing from either a full time role or a freelance contract into part-time work. Once they know you're good and get to know you, they'll be a bit happier to discuss it. I work three days a week for a government department, which works out pretty well, and then the other two I work with my wife on her business. So it is possible - you just have to look.