There are a lot of people for whom this is not an option though. Some examples include: people who are stressed and close to burnout, people with young children, people who take care of older family members, people who are old, people with chronic illnesses.
And I’d argue even “lifestyle part-timer” have a valid reason for not working more, they value their time higher than the money they could earn in that time. That’s capitalism. And if Fotzen-Fritze wants these people to work full time he has to make them an offer, not a threat.
Much to agree with here. About the lifestyle parttimers, I guess it boils down to this difference: a firm should be able to refuse their request for parttime, vs an employee should have the right to work parttime at that firm.
I think that it is wrong for employees to have this right, since it privileges them over those who might work there fulltime but are not employed there. But I think the other side also has strong arguments, especially since unemployment rates are low.
There are a lot of people for whom this is not an option though. Some examples include: people who are stressed and close to burnout, people with young children, people who take care of older family members, people who are old, people with chronic illnesses.
And I’d argue even “lifestyle part-timer” have a valid reason for not working more, they value their time higher than the money they could earn in that time. That’s capitalism. And if Fotzen-Fritze wants these people to work full time he has to make them an offer, not a threat.
Much to agree with here. About the lifestyle parttimers, I guess it boils down to this difference: a firm should be able to refuse their request for parttime, vs an employee should have the right to work parttime at that firm.
I think that it is wrong for employees to have this right, since it privileges them over those who might work there fulltime but are not employed there. But I think the other side also has strong arguments, especially since unemployment rates are low.