BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 6, 2000 ISSUE
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH The Perils of Part-Time for Professionals The workweek is getting longer for professionals and managers. Forty-five percent of American men and 25% of women are putting in at least 50 hours per week and commuting approximately four hours per week. And more than 80% of those working 50 hours a week said they would prefer shorter hours. However, part-time work is tough on professionals, noted researchers during a seminar on ''21st Century Solutions to Overwork.'' An American Bar Assn. study found that 43% of junior lawyers leave their jobs within three years--at least partly because they desire more family involvement, said Rosalind C. Barnett of Brandeis University. While many law firms offer shorter workweeks, working part-time is seen as ''an automatic career breaker,'' Barnett said. A study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington found that part-time work almost always involves enormous sacrifices of pay and benefits. Managers earning $800 a week for working full-time can earn as little as $200 to $300 for a 20-hour week. By Paul Raeburn EDITED BY OTIS PORT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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