working part time for the long haul

[mofro]

I'm still in college, but I'm anticipating a lot of undue stress from working full time (meaning 40 hours plus commuting, I don't consider driving to be not-working). I am living indipendently on less than $1000 a month, and am in a degree that will bring in 40k+ for full time, but I have never heard anyone discuss part time in this field. I need 12k, want double that for a buffer and savings.

Do you guys have any advice on how to negotiate this with an employer. I want to basically arrive at work later and/or leave early, NOT simply work 4 days. Why let stress built and decline when it can be held at a manageable level all of the time from a shorter work day?

I'm a little concerned that, living in America, land of the workaholics, it will be tough to find such a job where I am not at the office as long as everyone else is.

Your take on this?

 

[bambam]

personally, you sound like an annoying little baby that will have a long hard life. you are the reason that outsourcing to cheap foreign labor is so great. there are millions of well-educated chinese, eastern europeans, and indians who will do what you don't want to do for 30 times cheaper. globalization kicks a$$!

 

[Skel]

I'm still in college, but I'm anticipating a lot of undue stress from working full time (meaning 40 hours plus commuting, I don't consider driving to be not-working). I am living indipendently on less than $1000 a month, and am in a degree that will bring in 40k+ for full time, but I have never heard anyone discuss part time in this field. I need 12k, want double that for a buffer and savings.

Do you guys have any advice on how to negotiate this with an employer. I want to basically arrive at work later and/or leave early, NOT simply work 4 days. Why let stress built and decline when it can be held at a manageable level all of the time from a shorter work day?

I'm a little concerned that, living in America, land of the workaholics, it will be tough to find such a job where I am not at the office as long as everyone else is.

Your take on this?

My take is...are you serious?

 

[Centaurion]

I'm in college as well, and I have a part-time job where I work 3 days a week between 3pm - 11pm. And it's not a sh!tty job (I'm a supervisor at large international survey company). Just explain to your employer that you are attending college, and if they can be a little flexible towards you.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I'm still in college, but I'm anticipating a lot of undue stress from working full time (meaning 40 hours plus commuting, I don't consider driving to be not-working). I am living indipendently on less than $1000 a month, and am in a degree that will bring in 40k+ for full time, but I have never heard anyone discuss part time in this field. I need 12k, want double that for a buffer and savings.

Do you guys have any advice on how to negotiate this with an employer. I want to basically arrive at work later and/or leave early, NOT simply work 4 days. Why let stress built and decline when it can be held at a manageable level all of the time from a shorter work day?

I'm a little concerned that, living in America, land of the workaholics, it will be tough to find such a job where I am not at the office as long as everyone else is.

Your take on this?

As long as you have viable skills anything can be negotiated, there are many companies that allow flex time based on the duties of the position. If it's a shift position you may ask if you could work a crossover or split shift. If you don't need to punch a clock, you'll have the chance of working based on what you produce. If done correctly you could work part time hours while getting paid a full time salary.