Comments on: How to find work with a flexible schedule http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Nivetha http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-224390 Nivetha Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:29:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-224390 It is not so easy to be free in office.. It is not so easy to be free in office..

]]> By: FatBurningFurnace http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-219194 FatBurningFurnace Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:34:24 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-219194 I took big risks to enjoy the freedom in work. I took big risks to enjoy the freedom in work.

]]> By: thatgirlinnewyork http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-211270 thatgirlinnewyork Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:27:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-211270 anyone who thinks that absolute equity is possible is dreaming. much of the effort each in the couple makes is not quantifiable. an example: a friend of mine is a stay-home mother with a nanny 20 hours a week, and a cleaning woman once a week. she teaches one class that takes her away five of those hours. they keep her job for insurance, but ultimately, all their "operating income" comes from the husband's business. yet the wife in the equation thinks she's "doing more than her share" because her husband works a 60 hour week, but comes home to be a present, participating father evenings and weekends. the wife wouldn't dream of going out and working a 60-hour week, so again, if a couple has to sit down and plot their "contributions" to a marriage such that they can be quantified, they have bigger problems than a flexible work schedule can solve. anyone who thinks that absolute equity is possible is dreaming. much of the effort each in the couple makes is not quantifiable. an example: a friend of mine is a stay-home mother with a nanny 20 hours a week, and a cleaning woman once a week. she teaches one class that takes her away five of those hours. they keep her job for insurance, but ultimately, all their "operating income" comes from the husband's business. yet the wife in the equation thinks she's "doing more than her share" because her husband works a 60 hour week, but comes home to be a present, participating father evenings and weekends. the wife wouldn't dream of going out and working a 60-hour week, so again, if a couple has to sit down and plot their "contributions" to a marriage such that they can be quantified, they have bigger problems than a flexible work schedule can solve.

]]> By: How to Get Flexibility at Work « The Search Firm Insider http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-205755 How to Get Flexibility at Work « The Search Firm Insider Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:06:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-205755 [...] schedule, to work when and where you want to work. Penelope Trunk wrote another great article about how flexible schedules can be achieved. She gives 5 ways to do it. Here are [...] [...] schedule, to work when and where you want to work. Penelope Trunk wrote another great article about how flexible schedules can be achieved. She gives 5 ways to do it. Here are [...]

]]> By: econobiker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-191959 econobiker Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:12:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-191959 Or become a power blogger telling people how to do the above and write off vacations by scheduling them concurrent with speaking engagements along with employing your spouse as part of your company... Everything is paid for by customers or vendors and all other costs written off as business expenses... "Combining life with work and bending the tax system to your benefit the whole time..." Or become a power blogger telling people how to do the above and write off vacations by scheduling them concurrent with speaking engagements along with employing your spouse as part of your company…

Everything is paid for by customers or vendors and all other costs written off as business expenses…

"Combining life with work and bending the tax system to your benefit the whole time…"

]]> By: econobiker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-191956 econobiker Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:07:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-191956 Yeah, I thought that too. But that is how most d*ck entrepreneurs get ahead- by screwing over someone else worse than they get screwed... Yeah, I thought that too.

But that is how most d*ck entrepreneurs get ahead- by screwing over someone else worse than they get screwed…

]]> By: thatgirlinnewyork http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-190530 thatgirlinnewyork Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:15:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-190530 from another x-er, i thank you for sharing this! for years i've endured the hypocrisy of boomers who leave for their kids' _______ (fill in the blank--baseball games, doctors' appointments, etc.), but who would look at me cross-eyed if i needed a half day for a domestic issue (or, god forbid, a day off). i don't have children--i haven't been able to. but i have a husband i adore, and a life with him that deserves attention, as he is my family. think i can tell my boomer higher-ups that i need time for him (he is a professor, with far more flex hours than i'd ever have as a corporate wonk)? i know how that conversation would turn out, so i'm resigned to fibbing my reasons when i get up the nerve. this seems so counter-productive when i have four weeks of vacation i cannot use in any meaningful way. but it seems that having children doesn't even allow one to advocate on their own behalf, and i salute you for kicking the inflexible to the curb. i, too, would trade the dollars for more personal time, but that kind of bargaining, obviously, was not taught in the mba programs these freaks all went to in the 80s (too busy studying useless, now-dated theories like TQM and such). can you post your blog name without reproach here? from another x-er, i thank you for sharing this! for years i've endured the hypocrisy of boomers who leave for their kids' _______ (fill in the blank–baseball games, doctors' appointments, etc.), but who would look at me cross-eyed if i needed a half day for a domestic issue (or, god forbid, a day off). i don't have children–i haven't been able to. but i have a husband i adore, and a life with him that deserves attention, as he is my family. think i can tell my boomer higher-ups that i need time for him (he is a professor, with far more flex hours than i'd ever have as a corporate wonk)? i know how that conversation would turn out, so i'm resigned to fibbing my reasons when i get up the nerve. this seems so counter-productive when i have four weeks of vacation i cannot use in any meaningful way.

but it seems that having children doesn't even allow one to advocate on their own behalf, and i salute you for kicking the inflexible to the curb. i, too, would trade the dollars for more personal time, but that kind of bargaining, obviously, was not taught in the mba programs these freaks all went to in the 80s (too busy studying useless, now-dated theories like TQM and such). can you post your blog name without reproach here?

]]> By: Terry Neese http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-190465 Terry Neese Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:09:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-190465 Great suggestions! It is unfortunate, though, that it is so hard to convince employers that flexibility will work for both parties. Companies can save thousands of dollars annually by allowing their employees to stray from the traditional forty hour work week. Many people would gladly give up hours to be allowed to spend more time with their families. In addition, many jobs make it possible for people to work from home, allowing the company to save valuable office space. Companies need to reevaluate their needs, and determine what they can do to both make their employees happy, and reduce spending. Businesses in the private sector should also be allowed to let their hourly workers choose comp time in lieu of overtime pay. The federal government allowed their hourly workers this option in 1978, but it is still illegal for the private sector. What’s wrong with that picture? The federal government should allow private sector businesses as much flexibility as possible so that they can still thrive in this economy. www.familyissues.ncpa.org Great suggestions! It is unfortunate, though, that it is so hard to convince employers that flexibility will work for both parties. Companies can save thousands of dollars annually by allowing their employees to stray from the traditional forty hour work week. Many people would gladly give up hours to be allowed to spend more time with their families. In addition, many jobs make it possible for people to work from home, allowing the company to save valuable office space. Companies need to reevaluate their needs, and determine what they can do to both make their employees happy, and reduce spending. Businesses in the private sector should also be allowed to let their hourly workers choose comp time in lieu of overtime pay. The federal government allowed their hourly workers this option in 1978, but it is still illegal for the private sector. What’s wrong with that picture? The federal government should allow private sector businesses as much flexibility as possible so that they can still thrive in this economy. http://www.familyissues.ncpa.org

]]> By: www.GenerationXpert.com http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-190309 www.GenerationXpert.com Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:43:23 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-190309 Great post. I find having control over my own time is the best part of my job. But I work my ass off more than I ever have. To me, it's worth it. I'm not paid for my time, I'm paid for what I accomplish. Great post.

I find having control over my own time is the best part of my job. But I work my ass off more than I ever have. To me, it's worth it. I'm not paid for my time, I'm paid for what I accomplish.

]]> By: Will at Virtualjobcoach http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/08/04/how-to-find-work-with-a-flexible-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-190289 Will at Virtualjobcoach Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:10:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2992#comment-190289 Re: Netflix I stand corrected - thank you! Re: Netflix

I stand corrected – thank you!

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