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[quote=Anonymous]My manager has just agreed to allow me to go part time - 3 days a week. I am, of course,  thrilled as I have been wanting this for years but was reluctant to ask because most people get turned down in my department. Anyway, in negotiating my part time schedule, I agreed to work full time during our busiest periods which work out to be about 2.5-3 months a year and I am okay with that. What I am more conflicted about is how flexible I should be about attending meetings/dealing with emergencies on my days off. I do see it as a quid pro quo situation and since we are initially doing it on a trial basis to see if it works well, reviewing every 6 months, I have to balance showing  a willingness to be flexible with my need to actually have those two days off to the extent possible. I don't want to work full time for a part time salary though I will check emails every day and respond to urgent ones.

I am a program manager so I know I will have to jump in during emergencies that arise in my programs but I just wanted to hear from other senior staff on part time schedules and how you strike an effective balance. I really want to make this work indefinitely (my manager know this is my aim) so any advice will be appreciated.

Also, which 3 days are best to work? I wanted to work Mon-Wed but I have been advised, by a friend in HR with the Federal Govt, that Tues-Thurs is best for visibilty purposes. Her reasoning is that many people are on a compressed work schedule and take Mondays or Fridays off and people are less likely to notice and more readily accept that I may not be at work on a Monday or Friday (I am not with the Feds but our organization also allows compressed schedules).

Decisions decisions!

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

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