I could go on endlessly about this. Not all people would be prepared for such a challenge. In fact very few... take for instance the increased stress each person would have to manage their own time as if they were running a consulting company trying to maximize the allocation of one's time. Secondly, how complex and time consuming this overhead would be (say a typical 20% of management time) - who would pay for that? Thirdly, how to prioritise between two or more jobs when they peak at the same time. Fourthly, ... (just to prove my point that I could go endlessly... ;) All that said, consultants (or contractors, if you prefer) already work this way, offering their time in chunks to their employers. They they have to manage all that above, or have their main employer doing so. I guess...
I could go on endlessly about this. Not all people would be prepared for such a challenge. In fact very few... take for instance the increased stress each person would have to manage their own time as if they were running a consulting company trying to maximize the allocation of one's time. Secondly, how complex and time consuming this overhead would be (say a typical 20% of management time) - who would pay for that? Thirdly, how to prioritise between two or more jobs when they peak at the same time. Fourthly, ... (just to prove my point that I could go endlessly... ;) All that said, consultants (or contractors, if you prefer) already work this way, offering their time in chunks to their employers. They they have to manage all that above, or have their main employer doing so. I guess...