I tried to re-negotiate a 4 day work week, but they weren't having it, so ended up walking. I know it is privileged to say, but sometimes no amount of money is worth giving up things that are important to you. For me, I was giving up my time and ignoring a project that I think is very important. When I came to my senses about how the money isn't worth giving that up, they had to yield, or I had to leave.
How would one go about finding such consulting gigs?
I’m semi-retired now, but with nearly 4 decades of experience, I still didn’t feel comfortable becoming a full-time consultant.
Yeah to echo what was said, I would start shaking that network tree you built while working for 4 decades. I would also put yourself out there on sites like LinkedIn (I know, I know) that have groups for people looking to hire consultants or are ones themselves. There’s an online niche for everything these days.