Yes, I asked if I could go 60% when I came back, and they gave it to me. That's 24 hours a week. I sold them on three consecutive days, Mon - Wed, so that I could be consistently working for 3 solid days in a row, and the beginning of the week was mroe important than the end of the week. They agreed that this was the best, and it's worked quite well for five years.
Put togehter a formal proposal. Indicate what you do in concept, and what that means in real life -- what do you actually physically spend your time doing, how long does it take. What will you be able to do in the reduced hours of availability, and what will the impact be with the reduced duration. Show them the cost savings without (or with minimal) drop in productivity and deliverables.
It absolutely works. I hope you can make it happen!
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