I've found one or two resources online [0] that discusses how to set up an arrangement like this, as it obviously requires some delicacy and evidence of competence, etc.
I am quite junior in the industry, but I am working in the direction of an official four-day work week.
I wonder if you might be able to share some resources that were useful to you, in working in this direction.
I'd love to help, but honestly, the only resource I used was the company's 'employee handbook'! All I did was ask HR and my Norwegian manager if it was OK, and they said 'no problem!'.
There are 3 factors I think made it so easy for me:
1. I'd been with the company a long time, had a senior architect role, and at the time there had been something of an employee exodus - I think they were a bit afraid of losing me at an important time in various customer projects, and wanted to keep me happy!
2. The company was Norwegian, and the Norwegians are famously liberal on employee welfare
3. In the UK, employers legally must seriously consider requests for part-time working
I've found one or two resources online [0] that discusses how to set up an arrangement like this, as it obviously requires some delicacy and evidence of competence, etc.
I am quite junior in the industry, but I am working in the direction of an official four-day work week.
I wonder if you might be able to share some resources that were useful to you, in working in this direction.
Thanks, /u/GordonS!
[0] https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/