I can see that is can be hard for employers. At my work place, we do have a need for part-time roles, along with full-time roles with some flexibility (as able to work overtime at short notice). I can get why they can get cranky for leaving on time, and leaving an open issue for them to deal with. But, I was hired part-time and so were other staff members, so we should not be used against us. We need the spread of people and skills sets, this could not be achieved if we dropped over all staff numbers (to the FTE) and everyone was full-time. We are in a regional area, so skills that we need are hard to come by, so someone with the skills at PT is better than not having anyone at all.