Fionas - I absolutely agree - companies are very narrow minded in terms of part-time work - so many jobs can easily be factored into part time hours (or approaching full time if allowing work in evenings from home) but companies are very narrow in their mindset I find and still think that a body present in office 9-5 equals the most work completed which is far from true. Sometimes if you have worked full time for a company you can work out a flexible arrangement but even then is difficult, and with a new employer seems virtually impossible.