The Brick Wall

Having recently finished a contract I have started job hunting again. I have been programming for around ten years now and have good experience so, generally, I have no trouble getting responses back from my resume. Because of my experience recruiters are keen to get me in for an interview. But then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like... part-time work? Suddenly it's like I turn into an alien from outer space and a look of bewilderment comes over the poor recruiter. "You want what?"

I know that part-time programming work exists because I have been working a three day week for the past year and I have friends that are working part-time. The problem is that you first have to work full-time for the company and then slowly bring them round to the idea of part-time.

I'm convinced that more companies would take on part-time software developers if they considered the benefits.

What do you think? Have you ever wanted part-time programming work and had a similar response? Have you been successful in finding part-time work? If so, how did you go about finding it?

I'm keen to hear from other developers about their experience finding part-time work.

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If you are from Sydney, Australia and your company would consider hiring a part-time developer please contact me at dev.simond@gmail.com or view my resume.