[kuboble]

In Switzerland it is extremely popular to work part-time in IT. To the point that most men I know have reduced to 4/5 when they became parents and most women to 3/5.

The deal in companies is that it's relatively easy to reduce your work % but it's a one way street. To get back your manager needs to find a budget the same way as if they were hiring (but I don't know anyone who did want to increase it back).

Seems to work well.

[the_gipsy]

Are these figures x/5 weekdays, a range of daily hours, or something else?

[PythagoRascal]

In Switzerland jobs are usually advertised in %, where 40h-45h/week is 100%. From that it is also usual to talk about 80% or 4/5days/week (and so on for other percentages).

[the-alchemist]

Fascinating! I heard the Netherlands has a strong part-time job culture too.

[Vinnl]

Only if you consider 32/36 hours as part time - the culture is strong in the sense that those are often considered full time as well, and are therefore allowed, but getting a job with fewer hours than that (eg for a three-day work week) will be a lot more difficult.

[Aeolun]

I’ve worked anything from 24-32 hours a week in the Netherlands, but never 40.

Salaries (even full-time) are crap though.

[makapuf]

I (a man) was 4/5 when my kids were small but I'm currently 9/10. Contractually it's yearly, but it ends up weekly. 9/10 tends to be difficult to distinguish from full time, since you get more focused after this mid week break.

[exdsq]

I think if I was to go for 9/10 I’d argue for 10/10 salaries because as you mention it’s practically indistinguishable

[hocuspocus]

It depends on your job and responsibilities.

I've had managers/POs/PMs/... work 90% and simply take every Friday afternoon off.

But if you're a dev then yes, taking half a day off is pretty meaningless. I see it as a way to force yourself to take 22-23 additional days of vacation, and at least two of these every month.

[kuboble]

Depends on the company but I've seen all possible deals. - 4x8h a week - 5x6h a week - fully flexible 50% to reach each quarter