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how many of you work 50% and can finance a life on your own? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 days ago by schneewiese@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't like my job and think about reducing to 50%.

Where I work (Germany), several colleagues do that, but most of them are married women where the husband is the main breadwinner working 100%. I live alone and have to finance myself independently.

I now earn 4,000 euros brutto, 2,900 netto and can save some for retirement. If I work 50%, I'll earn half that.

I did an apprenticeship as a nurse and while the money is ok, the job is not. People say with a nursing apprenticeship you won't be poor, but what they don't tell you is how taxing it is and how you have to be a sociopath not to be criticized by management.

Looking for some opinions out of Germany.

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[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Could you take a 50% contract, and claim 50% social benefits? These last 50 won't be much but will help.

That's kinda what I do here in France, but I only get short contracts, then unemployment, then work etc to about 35~55% a year.

Another thing that helps is not going 50, but like 80 - it helps a ton to have 2 afternoons a week, I have many friends who did / do that.

My mother was a nurse, I feel you. Took early retirement as soon as she could.