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DeafHeretic t1_itmknjv wrote

Reply to comment by tacknosaddle in Remote work has changed everything. And it's still getting weirder by prehistoric_knight

I am retired, but if offered the right situation, I would go back to work at a part time gig working from home. I could fix some bugs that the team doesn't have the time to tackle because they are working on something more "important". I could tackle some short term tasks for a week or two if they needed me and then go away for a while until they needed me again.

Also, the employer wouldn't feel bad about telling me they don't need me for a few weeks or months, or only need me for a few hours this week or month. Less paperwork dealing with that than dealing with a layoff/hiring, I would think (maybe not).

Meanwhile I could relax or do my personal chores in between working and not get so burned out waiting for the weekend. And I wouldn't feel bad about telling them I quit because I am burned out or I want to go spend some time on a beach in Tahiti.

With Starlink, a lot of people are working part time in remote locations now, traveling around or snow birding, or just being remote permanently.

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tacknosaddle t1_itmpfqx wrote

That sounds pretty good. They'd probably have to bring you on in a contract type position to avoid having to deal with benefits, especially since you could cross in and out of full time / part time over the course of a year. With a lot of companies the budget isn't really set up for fluctuating labor costs like that so it would take the company setting it up right to work, but I think it would benefit both sides if they did.

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