Hey folks! Sloan, DEV Moderator and mascot. I'm back with another question submitted by a DEV community member. 🦥

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Today's question is:

As I continue to grow as a dev, I realize just how important my personal time is to me. While I like the leadership and the stability of the company I'm at, I really want to progress to a place where I'm able to work a 4-day work week. I'm wondering, how attainable is this? Do we seem to be moving this way culturally? Are other devs here in the community working on this type of schedule? Should I try to convince my workplace to offer this or have others tried to do so? Do I need to become a freelancer, contractor, or run my own business to achieve this? Thanks for any advice!

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