Me Time!

[starlight1968sg]

Noted with tks, ladies

I will press on and my ME time will be evening & wkends
Tks

[janet88]

starlight1968sg:

Noted with tks, ladies

I will press on and my ME time will be evening & wkends
Tks

take annual leave to do something different and maybe spoil yourself a little...evenings and weekends not considered ME time. we need some quiet time to ourselves.

[sharonkhoo]

janet88:

starlight1968sg:

Mine is one leg kick; when on leave, the work just piled up ...

Reports, routine tasks, projects etc, nobody cover during my absence

if your your work is one man operation, it's not worth doing part time...furthermore there is a reduction in pay.

If you want to go part-time, you need to make sure that someone officially takes over part of your workload. If not, it's a raw deal. Employers won't arrange that for a few days leave, but if it's a long-term arrangement, then they will have to. It's also a matter of bargaining power - do they value you enough to want to keep you, even part-time?

You also need to read your boss - is he the reasonable type and will he respect your working hours? My boss is so busy that he hardly ever looks for me, so I just get on with my projects and report to him by email when necessary. Occasionally he schedules department meetings during my off times, then I will re-schedule my work hours for that week (that was something I agreed to when I started). I guess switching to part-time from full-time will involve \"training\" your boss and colleagues as they are used to your having been full-time; I started as part-time, so I didn't have that problem.

[zbear]

slmkhoo:

If you want to go part-time, you need to make sure that someone officially takes over part of your workload. If not, it's a raw deal. Employers won't arrange that for a few days leave, but if it's a long-term arrangement, then they will have to. It's also a matter of bargaining power - do they value you enough to want to keep you, even part-time?

You also need to read your boss - is he the reasonable type and will he respect your working hours? My boss is so busy that he hardly ever looks for me, so I just get on with my projects and report to him by email when necessary. Occasionally he schedules department meetings during my off times, then I will re-schedule my work hours for that week (that was something I agreed to when I started). I guess switching to part-time from full-time will involve \"training\" your boss and colleagues as they are used to your having been full-time; I started as part-time, so I didn't have that problem.

Slmkhoo, what is your job?

[Imami]

starlight1968sg:

Noted with tks, ladies

I will press on and my ME time will be evening & wkends
Tks

Don't even waste time considering. Such schemes may work but not in your organization.

[bb_ mom]

slmkhoo:

janet88:

[quote=\"starlight1968sg\"]Mine is one leg kick; when on leave, the work just piled up ...

Reports, routine tasks, projects etc, nobody cover during my absence

if your your work is one man operation, it's not worth doing part time...furthermore there is a reduction in pay.

If you want to go part-time, you need to make sure that someone officially takes over part of your workload. If not, it's a raw deal. Employers won't arrange that for a few days leave, but if it's a long-term arrangement, then they will have to. It's also a matter of bargaining power - do they value you enough to want to keep you, even part-time?

You also need to read your boss - is he the reasonable type and will he respect your working hours? My boss is so busy that he hardly ever looks for me, so I just get on with my projects and report to him by email when necessary. Occasionally he schedules department meetings during my off times, then I will re-schedule my work hours for that week (that was something I agreed to when I started). I guess switching to part-time from full-time will involve \"training\" your boss and colleagues as they are used to your having been full-time; I started as part-time, so I didn't have that problem.[/quote]Hehe... Your \"training\" is so like mine. My boss is actually based in HK but there's another functional boss u have in SG. Half-way through a meeting, he'll look up and realised he's been talking past 1pm, my knock-off time. I'm pretty ok cos most times I leave slightly before 1pm. Plus working past 1pm is not a frequent occurrence. Even the rest of my colleagues take my cue. See my pack means it's between 1230pm to 1pm. Lunch time for them and going time for me!

[starlight1968sg]

Imami:

starlight1968sg:

Noted with tks, ladies

I will press on and my ME time will be evening & wkends
Tks

Don't even waste time considering. Such schemes may work but not in your organization.

imami
you know me very well.
Well, such scheme is not likely to work in my ofc.

ME time this Fri :imcool:

[sharonkhoo]

zbear:

slmkhoo:

If you want to go part-time, you need to make sure that someone officially takes over part of your workload. If not, it's a raw deal. Employers won't arrange that for a few days leave, but if it's a long-term arrangement, then they will have to. It's also a matter of bargaining power - do they value you enough to want to keep you, even part-time?

You also need to read your boss - is he the reasonable type and will he respect your working hours? My boss is so busy that he hardly ever looks for me, so I just get on with my projects and report to him by email when necessary. Occasionally he schedules department meetings during my off times, then I will re-schedule my work hours for that week (that was something I agreed to when I started). I guess switching to part-time from full-time will involve \"training\" your boss and colleagues as they are used to your having been full-time; I started as part-time, so I didn't have that problem.

Slmkhoo, what is your job?

I am an editor in a publishing company. My work is by project, mostly working alone, and there are deadlines, but since I take on fewer than other people, I don't think I'm slower than others (except that I'm still fairly new and not completely up to speed). I'm also fairly flexible in that I will adjust my schedule, take work home, check emails from home etc if necessary. I limit that, and no-one really demands it of me, so controlling it is up to my own self-discipline.

The downside for a younger person would be the pro-rated pay and benefits, and probably much lower prospects in terms of promotion and pay increases. But at my stage in life, as long as I feel reasonably compensated, I'm not going to fuss.

[sharonkhoo]

bb_ mom:

Even the rest of my colleagues take my cue. See my pack means it's between 1230pm to 1pm. Lunch time for them and going time for me!

It's the opposite for me - since I am part-time, I tend to work to the last minute, and sometimes a few minutes more, before packing to go. The people around me, on the other hand, will start going to the loo or warming up their lunches a few minutes before the official lunchtime. So their getting ready for lunch is my signal that it's nearly time to go off (on the days I work half-days)!

[Jennifer]

slmkhoo:

bb_ mom:

Even the rest of my colleagues take my cue. See my pack means it's between 1230pm to 1pm. Lunch time for them and going time for me!

It's the opposite for me - since I am part-time, I tend to work to the last minute, and sometimes a few minutes more, before packing to go. The people around me, on the other hand, will start going to the loo or warming up their lunches a few minutes before the official lunchtime. So their getting ready for lunch is my signal that it's nearly time to go off (on the days I work half-days)!

On the days I go down to office, first thing I do is to find my lunch partner(s) and tell them 12noon I will come find them to go for lunch.