Ask HN: Why don't companies hire programmers for fewer hours per day?
Living the dream here too:<p>When applying for my current job I made my salary proposition. My future boss to be told me that he had an more or less fixed absolute upper limit he tries to keep employees payroll below - so I told him that if the amout of money he is willing to pay is limited we can simply adjust the hours, and decided to do only 6hrs a day. I work from my &#x27;home office&#x27;, in the back yard under a roof beyond the sun, dont have to waste time every day to travel to some cramped up office, get food delivered by my wife, and have the rest of the day to spend with our son.<p>And since there is quite some time left I still have time to run my startup on &#x27;spare time&#x27;<p>[Austria]<p>Dont give up - there are employers that honestly care about emloyees wellbeing.<p>I hop in the car and drive to the office (3hr drive) every month or so, stay for 2 days, do some meetings and go home then. I guess it&#x27;s important to have a beer with your git-mates now and then.