When part-time work was introduced in Spain more than 40 years ago, it was sold as an employment measure that would allow workers to better balance their personal lives and companies to gain flexibility. It is also noted that more than 80% of part-time workers in Catalonia do so "for involuntary or forced reasons."

I remember, a while back, hearing the writer Cristina Morales explain that if they wanted to send her a job offer, whether it was to invite her to a festival, a talk, or a dialogue, they should write the estimated amount in the subject line of the email. So, yes: along with the subject ("Poetry recital for festival X"), they should add how much money they were offering for the job. She said that, otherwise, she wouldn't bother opening it. At the time, it seemed exaggerated, a bit over the top, but in time I have to agree. We order the whole loaf of bread to get crumbs, you know, and now I'm happy if they tell me in the body of the email, without me having to ask, how much they'll pay me. However, normally you have to respond with, "Excuse me, what's your budget?" or "Do you plan on paying fees?" with fear, as if I were asking for the wrong thing.