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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did this.  Requested parttime.  What I really got was the ability to do my full time job with part time hours.  So, for my company, it was a bonus for them that they got the same amount of work from me, while paying me less.  I was so desparate to be home with my baby, I took it.  And it worked, for a while.  [/quote]
So it sounds like your original workload wasn’t enough to fill 40 hours? My issue is that my current workload is already more than can be completed in 40 hours. There’s no way I could complete the same amount of work part time.[/quote]

Oh honey. 
Most times (women especially) Will get the part time hours but the workload at work will be the same. Most times it is a FULL 40 hours worth of work but bonus is now they pay you less to do it. This has happened to so many of my friends it is almost unreal. Yeah, they technically work part time but often it is well over 20 adn closer to 30 but really should be spread out to 40. Or they are always contacted during hours they don't work or are off so they feel like they are judged for not responding to emails/calls right away.[/quote]

Same with me - full time case load with 80% salary 4 days a week. I had the highest workload  of anyone in the company and worked 10 hour days plus always took calls on my off day. When I got only a “meets expectations” on a performance review (because “exceeds expectations” was reserved for full time employees), I got pissed and went back full time, effectively getting a 20% raise for the same amount of work. I actually worked less than I had part time because I went strictly 8 hours a day. And, I got “exceeds expectations” every year since.

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Classic example of how most companies suck.
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