Dall explained in the post that he had resigned from Spotify because the company refused to let him “go half time” so he could focus on building his own distillery.
Event Context
In Denmark, part-time or half-time employees work fewer than the standard 37-hour full-time workweek. They are entitled to the same rights as full-time employees on a pro-rata basis.
“I wish to spend more time building my distillery (www.gedelille.dk) and as such I asked to go half time,” he revealed. “This was denied and therefore I am no longer at Spotify.”
Dall, who worked as a research scientist at Spotify, acknowledged that companies rarely want to hire half time employees, and that his decision to quit might sound the death knell for his career in tech.
Match Outlook
“Since companies seldom wish to hire half time employees, this might be it for me and tech. It’s been a ride and I am looking forward to my next chapter as a distiller of fruit and berry brandies from my own orchard,” he wrote.
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The Danish man’s post reached X, where it has reached half a million views and sparked a discussion on Scandinavian social security.
“This is what we in the Anglo West dream of,” another said.
“Everyone in tech dreams of writing this post,” a user added.
“In the Netherlands part time jobs are quite common, it’s stupid that it isn’t more accepted,” an X user wrote.
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