[apt-apt-apt-apt]

> Remote work, in particular, has helped with this. Work fewer hours, for less money

Honestly, this sounds like an armchair fantasy.

It sounds great on paper– tech jobs pay $150K, so just find a remote job and work half-time. Boom, less taxes and you still have $5K/mo plus tons of time!

IME though, 99% of jobs want to own you full-time. There are almost no roles where you can be part-time. The other alternative, independent contractor or Upwork, is also very difficult to start, even if you have good experience and skills.

[borski]

I didn’t say you could do it working for Amazon. There are plenty of law firms, medical offices, etc., that need software and IT help and are happy to have it part-time or provide flexibility. Sure, it won’t be FAANG, but that wasn’t what we were talking about here.

[apt-apt-apt-apt]

What kind of software development would law/medical/other offices need on a flexible basis? I'm having trouble envisioning a scenario where someone could realistically be a dev part-time.

[borski]

There is always a ton of work; off-the-shelf tools are rarely off the shelf and require set up, maintenance, etc.

A lot of writing glue code to build dashboards and things.

Nowadays, a lot of AI work to improve attorney and paralegal efficiency, etc.

Law firms have software devs and/or IT on staff, or they contract it out. Contracting rather than a W2 is also an option.

It’s not “fun.” But it pays well and is often doable remotely / part-time.

[OJFord]

Almost nothing is advertised as part time, but way more than 1% would be happily accomodating if you asked to reduce to x days/week, I think. Especially for people coming to that decision while in the job, vs. negotiating for it in an offer.