Flexible work proposal

Re: Flexible work proposal

• erikaph member

  January 2015

  If you do a later start on Tues & Thursday mornings, you could still take him to daycare and run errands.  Trust me, those are the things that I find are the hardest to do around full time work (but they need to be kid-free!)  

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• Meeshe member

  February 2015

  Yes.  I originally proposed 80% and this past year went to 72% for various reasons.  My big suggestions are to think about:  1.  where the additional work would go (ie, would they have to hire someone part-time, add it to someone else's responsibilities, etc.), 2. think about the financial implications of it (I think often times it would end up saving the employer money, for example you would take a 20% salary cut PLUS probably a benefits cut and if they hire a non-benefits eligible part-time person they won't pay for the benefits and presumably their salary would be less), and 3. I always suggest that you propose it for a trial period (this makes it easier to agree to and in my experiences with it both as a manager approving it and as an employee taking it, we have never actually revisited it at the end of the trail period).
  
  I have done several different arrangements myself:  4 full days, 5 days ending at 3, and now I am 4 days (3 of which end at 3).  Several of the people I supervise have done different schedules as well. Let me know if you have other questions.  Good luck!  Best thing I've done.
  

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