[Pen-l] flex-time kaput?

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

from SLATE:
>The [Washington POST] fronts a look at how "flex time," which seemed to be all the rage just a little while ago, is slowly disappearing. When the economy was good, employees were eager to snap up options to telecommute or work different hours to balance their work and family obligations. The anecdotal piece says workers are now giving up these types of perks out of fear that they could give employers a good excuse to lay them off, and many are scared to even bring up the topic during such hard economic times. One expert says there's a "silent fright" among workers that is reminiscent of how women used to feel like they had to hide their family from employers. "That's what it feels like we're returning to. Work as many hours as you possibly can. Make yourself indispensable. Don't ever complain. Don't ever ask for anything," she said.<

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Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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