I think this isn't grammatically correct but rather a thing used in a daily language.
Can
For a bit less work, we skipped that part…
be the same as
We skipped that part to not do a very small job/work/task.
My most concern comes from the 'a bit less' part as it doesn't seem so right to me. Is it okay to say something like that?
Best Answer
No, a bit is simply a synonym of "slightly, a little":
In your sentence, a bit is used exactly in the same way: it modifies the comparative adjective less:
means that we skipped a part for a little less work (in order to work less).