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In Germany you can request to work part-time (30h per week), it's in the constitution, of course, you get paid 30 hours. It's really common, it's so common tha

In Germany you can request to work part-time (30h per week), it's in the constitution, of course, you get paid 30 hours. It's really common, it's so common that the average work week here is 35/h. Most people I know work the default 40h, but as people get older they typically opt-in to work part-time. So if you aren't from Germany, one thing you can consider is moving here. It has a good/stable tech job market. Salaries are nowhere as close to the US, but I'm sure you'll be a more interesting person after a few years here, living a more cultural diverse experience.

Someone 2y ago
That’s EU-wide. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employment-contracts/part-time-work/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/human-resources/employ...: “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. The employment conditions should be applied on a pro-rata basis compared to full time workers. For example, if a part-time worker works half the hours of a full-time worker, they should receive half the amount of annual leave. […] 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.“*