We hire almost exclusively military spouses and most on our team prefer to work 20-25 hours a week to accommodate their kids’ schedules. It’s tough to work a full time schedule with no local family support and a spouse who has zero flexibility. We’ve built our business model around that!

I have 35 employees, all of whom are part time. I usually do one gift that’s equal to around $40 plus little candies and holiday goodies. I’m feeling jealous of your plan, but no way I could afford to give that much out.