Part-Time Tech Jobs
The cluster focuses on discussions about the feasibility, availability, and challenges of part-time work in the tech industry, particularly for software engineers seeking fewer hours than full-time while maintaining career viability or alongside other commitments.
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part-time tech work sounds like a good idea, but it seems to me most serious tech jobs can't be done part time
It's not an all or nothing option. You can work part time. Ideal for me would be 2 to 3 days a week.
Some days ago there was an HN thread with devs complaining about no option for part-time... So the answer is yes!
That's not a full time job, you know that.... right?
It literally is in the middle between fulltime and not having to work at all, so it's not just you.
A part time job is still a job.
Generally, a company would rather pay a contractor for 40hrs/week for 10 weeks to get the job done than pay someone for 15hrs/week for 27 weeks to do the same amount of work. That’s why you don’t see many part time jobs.The exceptions usually come up in organizations with restrictive budget rules where they can tolerate the slower delivery schedule. For example, academic departments and non-profits may end up with some extra budget to spend that isn’t quite enough to hire a full per
This person already has a full time job.
Part time? Like, really actually part time? Once you factor in all the time finding paying clients?
Not for people who can't get better than part-time hours at either of their jobs.