I don’t find it demeaning at all- in fact it gives me more flexibility than I’d have most other companies. I’m still a college student, so I’m not full-time all year, but my position doesn’t change at all. All I have to do to go “part time” is bill fewer hours since I am allowed to work as few or as many hours as I want.

And it’s not like I have to clock in/out or anything. It’s just a simple form I fill out at the end of my day that lists out hours per task on each project (and each “task” corresponds to a role, so it’s only one line-item per project).

The alternatives you proposed sound awfully like micromanagement though.