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.