[jasonkester]

It was a developer gig. And I had negotiated my employment as a 1099 contract (which you should always do, by the way, for lots of reasons besides just this) so the conversation went something along the lines of "Hey, I'm going to drop down to 4 day weeks."

In reality, all companies allow this sort of working arrangement. If it's not explicitly offered to everybody, it can be a matter of proving your value, making yourself indispensable, then negotiating from a place of strength.

Good developers are really hard to find (and keep) in this market. Smart employers won't want to lose you over something as silly as this, so they'll find a way to accommodate it.