I work four 8's with Wednesdays off. A lot of people think it's a weird schedule, but I love it. From a cycling standpoint, it's perfect because I can do a long ride on Wednesdays and two medium-long rides on Sat and Sun. And in winter I can ski on Wednesdays, which is perfect because most people don't have Wednesday off. From a work standpoint, it's great because I get a break mid-week and feel fresh and ready to go on Thursday morning. And any work that stacks up while I'm out on Wednesdays can usually be finished up on Thursday and Friday.
Good luck...and congrats on the part-time thing! It's a struggle for me financially, but it's worth totally worth it. I never want to give up my Wednesdays off!
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08-06-2009, 12:24 PM #1
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08-07-2009, 06:19 AM #2
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Thanks RolliePollie! The mid-week big ride idea TOTALLY makes sense. I ended up taking a couple 1/2 days on Wednesdays this past month to get in some big rides when weekends were taken by travel, and really got to enjoy some roads that have much heavier traffic on weekends. And the idea of not having too long for anything to build up at work too much is appealing.
I was wondering too if anyone had any good websites/books to recommend on the subject...
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08-19-2009, 09:46 AM #3
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pretty interesting article
"Five Strategies of Successful Part-Time Work"
Haven't finished it, but I found a free reprint of a Harvard Business Review article from 2001. Some helpful ideas to chew over...
http://www.sfu.ca/~tblawren/research...0al,%20HBR.pdf
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