Can one be a part-time monk? Can one be ordained as a monk and yet take up an office job part time and be a monk part time? 

In other words can one be beyond a lay practitioner yet not lead a full monastic life?
Some people become temporary monks -- I think that's a common practice in some countries.
How to become a monk? says, about &quot;temporary bhikkhus&quot;,

Naturally, temporary bhikkhus are allowed to keep their possessions, but these must be put aside or entrusted to someone else for the duration of their monastic experience.
He takes the robe for a few days, a few weeks or a few months to dedicate one or more periods of his life to train into monastic life. He is still engaged in various activities, which he does not feel ready to renounce. However, he knows enough to distance himself from them in order to dedicate some time to a life of detachment. If he ascertains that this experience is beneficial to him, he could eventually envisage extending it until the end of his life.


There's a status called Anagarika, which isn't a monk and allows the handling of money (I don't know whether that includes earning/possessing money, or whether it is only handling monetary donations e.g. for the benefit of the monastery).

In Theravada Buddhism, an Anagarika (Pali: anāgārika/ā; lit., &quot;homeless one&quot;) is a person who has given up most or all of his worldly possessions and responsibilities to commit full-time to Buddhist practice.


There's also an intermediate status, Maechi.

There's also being a novice monk.

Ten Precepts
The Ten Precepts refer to the precepts or training rules for śrāmaṇeras (novice monks) and śrāmaṇerīs (novice nuns). They are the same in most schools of Buddhism.

The tenth precept is, &quot;Refrain from accepting money.&quot;