Getting out the good news…

As an entrepreneur you have your good days and your bad.  On a good day your website ranks high on page 2 when you search  “key”words…on bad days it has disappeared from the Google rankings altogether – or at least past the point where you have the patience to keep looking – say page 6.

I feel it’s the same way for work/life flexibility.  For instance one day you read about how the recession is crushing balance for lawyers, an industry that had been ahead on this issue prior to the downturn.  Then another you see a report that says, in fact, workplaces are increasing flexibility during these economic times.

Today is a good day.  The federal government has been talking about work/life throughout the spring and had some very interesting news today about 4 federal agencies working together on work/life programs and to create a campus center focused on work/life issues for over 6,000 employees.  Workforce Management magazine believes the work being done here may have more far-reaching results for work/life than just for federal employees and I tend to agree.  I’m not sure what they will be yet, but am glad it’s being worked on.

Another bit of news today also made me smile.  I confess when I began this website, blog and journey I had in mind people like myself who worked in an office environment in a cubicle from 9 to 5 (or more).  I wasn’t thinking of the plight of those in retail, manufacturing or non-exempt workers on the whole.  A non-exempt worker is one who is paid hourly at least at minimum wage and gets paid overtime for more than 40 hours of work.

Just because you work in a non-exempt position doesn’t mean you don’t need to go to the doctor, see your kid’s school play, further your education, or help out your parents.  So I am happy to see that flexibilty for this sector is more prevalent than previously believed.   And that there have been 2 studies issued since May about this portion of the workforce.

It’s a good day for workplace flexibility…let others know…goodness knows if it’s a bad news day that information travels fast!  The Jack Welch brouhaha for instance.  And if you are afraid you’ve missed some news in this sector…check out the resources section on www.careerlifeconnection.com.  We are updating them as fast as we can for news, research reports, and events in  work/life.