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Thanks for posting this! I've been looking for the same thing, but my most recent attempt failed. I was asked to come back to a company that I used to work fo
by akamaka 12y ago
Thanks for posting this! I've been looking for the same thing, but my most recent attempt failed.
I was asked to come back to a company that I used to work for, and I insisted that I would only come back if I could do a 3 day work week. I'm convinced my productivity would have been similar to when I used to work a 40 hour week with them, because rarely put in more than 3 hours of actual work per day. Unfortunately, they didn't hire me, because they said that absolutely needed someone full time to be able to complete the project on schedule.
I think they rejected the idea because everyone else there is on a 40-hour week, and they simply can't contemplate the idea of someone doing less work. They've been slogging away at the same never-ending project for 2 years now, and they aren't looking for someone to get work done efficiently. They want someone who will join in their suffering.
Going forward, I'm going to keep looking for a part time opportunity, but not waste time trying to convince people that it's good idea. I think I need to find people who already just get it.
- corford 12y agoThere will be people lurking here who 'get it', but it's difficult to make someone aware of part time opportunities without any contact info in their profile :)