I worked part time for many years in Corporate Finance roles at a Fortune 500 company. A female boss I reported to preferred to use the term “Less Than Full Time” to try overcome biases with being labelled “part time”. She considered me a high potential employee despite working part time hours.
@Laura - I like this! And honestly, "full time" is a misnomer anyway. No one works the "full" amount of time, as in all 168 hours a week, 8760 hours a year. A "full-time" 40-hour-a-week job is no where near the full amount of one's time. So it's all just a slightly different proportion...
This is delightful! Your friend Gretchen Rubin got me thinking like this when she said any boring activity can be renamed as “meditation.” Eg, “bus waiting meditation,” or “dish washing meditation.” Fun prompt — thank you!
I worked part time for many years in Corporate Finance roles at a Fortune 500 company. A female boss I reported to preferred to use the term “Less Than Full Time” to try overcome biases with being labelled “part time”. She considered me a high potential employee despite working part time hours.
@Laura - I like this! And honestly, "full time" is a misnomer anyway. No one works the "full" amount of time, as in all 168 hours a week, 8760 hours a year. A "full-time" 40-hour-a-week job is no where near the full amount of one's time. So it's all just a slightly different proportion...
This is delightful! Your friend Gretchen Rubin got me thinking like this when she said any boring activity can be renamed as “meditation.” Eg, “bus waiting meditation,” or “dish washing meditation.” Fun prompt — thank you!