I have been following this post - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic531948-334-1.aspx - about working part-time and it has led to some pretty interesting insight into the topic. Working part time is a great opportunity if you can ever get it AND if you are financially in a position to be able to do that (go debt free, you won't go back). I once stumbled into a position like that and ultimately it worked out great for me and for the employer. Soon after being hired they realized that they really didn't have a need for a full-time DBA and I really wasn't at the place where I wanted to program .NET all the time. So, being open one with another we came to a great understanding and have established a great relationship. That is just wise business in my opinion.

 Obviously this type of relationship is not for every employer and it is not for every employee, but when it is something that is mutually beneficial, why not? Think of the savings that could be gained by only paying someone for what you really need them to do.

 A couple of things that I have found to make this a success as follows;

1.  Make sure you communicate! - Respond quickly to email. Stay on chat if possible. Call when necessary. The experience I had people would use chat to communicate to the guy on the other side of the cube wall so that worked out to be the primary source of communication.
2. Be available - If you say you are going to be on-site at a time, then be there. Image and perception go a long way.  If you are working remotely, then you need to be even more effective with communication. See number 1 again.
3. Document your accomplishments - Many times people are unaware of what you are doing and being able to justify your "existance" on their payroll is pretty handy.
4. Document your task list and review it with your manager - When working part-time (or remote for that matter) you need to make sure you know what is expected of you.
5. Be honest - This should go without saying, but if you work 10 hours then bill for 10 hours. If they are paying you for a fixed 20 hours a week then you need to make sure you are giving them 20 hours a week without fluff.
6. Document whenever possible. This will give the employer the ability to do things when you are not there. There was old principle that came in the days of TQM that was something like "your goal is to work youself out of a job". As a DBA that is something I like to try to do - mainly in the realm of day to day activities. If you can make the daily stuff solid and documented your employer will feel a whole lot better about you not being around all the time.

Again, this type of situation is not for every employer or for every employee but I honestly believe it could be a situation seen a whole lot more especially in the smaller companies. I will say to those that are hoping to enter into a part time employment scenario that it woudl be wise to start getting some contract work if at all possible. Through the contract work you might be able to land yourself some part time work and eventually get that "dream job" that you are looking for.