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Ask HN: I don't want higher salary, I need more freetime

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Re: Ask HN: I don't want higher salary, I need more freetime

#21
In Germany you can request to work part-time (30h per week), it's in the constitution, of course, you get paid 30 hours.

It's really common, it's so common that the average work week here is 35/h.

Most people I know work the default 40h, but as people get older they typically opt-in to work part-time.

So if you aren't from Germany, one thing you can consider is moving here. It has a good/stable tech job market. Salaries are nowhere as close to the US, but I'm sure you'll be a more interesting person after a few years here, living a more cultural diverse experience.

Re: Ask HN: I don't want higher salary, I need more freetime

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post #13

Become a consultant and set your own hours.

I've struggled finding work that is other than 40 hour a week body shops. Where do you look for these magical clients that will take variable time engagements?

You need a "product", not hourly billing. Defined outcome and a price per engagement, rather than charging for your time.

Re: Ask HN: I don't want higher salary, I need more freetime

#29
post #25

Zero free time but I do at work what I would have done on my free time.

This is important. My current job seems dreamy. It is a combo of having developers as the customer (= passion) and having a lot of valuable stuff to learm that could get me into a Vercel or Cloudflare later or be a consultant. Overall it is fun.
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