Curious, does anyone have links to academic research regarding job satisfaction or personal happiness on FT vs PT employment? At the very least long term, personal experience with this they would share in more detail (pros/cons)?
I tend to build up my PTO to a point where I have to use it or lose it and have had periods of a month or two where I only work one or two days a week. Anecdotally, during those periods, I am much more satisfied with my job. I go in feeling vigorous and refreshed, enjoy the challenges, the social contact of peers, etc. I'm lucky enough to have a "leave work at work" type of job, so YMMV. Also, I've never done it for extended periods of years or more, over time such a situation may become more hassle than it's worth.
There are a ton of articles out there on the "new/gig economy", so I wonder if PT options will become more the norm in many fields in the US?