It's a well known fact that companies flog far more productivity out of their part timers than their fulltimers! For all that, I'm not keen to ever work on a completely full time basis again. I just value the rest of my life more than that! Plus I figure, with the ageing population, we'll all have to work longer anyway (the days of retiring at 55 will be over by the time we get there) and so it's better to pace yourself and enjoy the journey!