Comments on: Would you pay to have more workplace flexibility? http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/2010/01/22/would-you-pay-to-have-more-workplace-flexibility/ The quest for flexibility in a rigid world Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:28:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Leanne http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/2010/01/22/would-you-pay-to-have-more-workplace-flexibility/#comment-2361 Leanne Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:50:56 +0000 http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-2361 JR - thanks for the comment & the shout out on Brazen Careerist...so glad Gen Y agrees...I do think you guys will help change and shape the world of work. Steve - I agree the tension is a big part of this...and I think workers need to understand and think about their role in it all. They often complain and blame the company and I'm not always sure that is fair. There will be a follow-up post coming this week with more on the tension issue. JR – thanks for the comment & the shout out on Brazen Careerist…so glad Gen Y agrees…I do think you guys will help change and shape the world of work.

Steve – I agree the tension is a big part of this…and I think workers need to understand and think about their role in it all. They often complain and blame the company and I’m not always sure that is fair. There will be a follow-up post coming this week with more on the tension issue.

]]> By: Steve Boese http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/2010/01/22/would-you-pay-to-have-more-workplace-flexibility/#comment-2359 Steve Boese Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:24:40 +0000 http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-2359 Really excellent post Leanne. To me it is not only about the idea of employees dipping into their own pockets to 'buy' a little more flexibility, it also cuts to the core of the 'time' issue. That is, in an increasingly mobile world, and one that (hopefully) is getting more flexible, when does company time start and stop? Since the modern mobile devices are so powerful, in theory many of us never 'leave' the office, in fact we carry it wherever we go, and maybe even put it on the nightstand. Managing the tension that can get created by this will become more and more important for organizations and employees. Really excellent post Leanne. To me it is not only about the idea of employees dipping into their own pockets to ‘buy’ a little more flexibility, it also cuts to the core of the ‘time’ issue. That is, in an increasingly mobile world, and one that (hopefully) is getting more flexible, when does company time start and stop? Since the modern mobile devices are so powerful, in theory many of us never ‘leave’ the office, in fact we carry it wherever we go, and maybe even put it on the nightstand. Managing the tension that can get created by this will become more and more important for organizations and employees.

]]> By: JR Moreau http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/2010/01/22/would-you-pay-to-have-more-workplace-flexibility/#comment-2358 JR Moreau Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.careerlifeconnection.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-2358 I feel like if the employee starts making concessions with pay or benefits to their employer, it's a slippery slope. Imagine the concept of taking a pay cut for increased location independence and suddenly your employer wants you working even MORE hours? It's really an absurd paradigm. I think if you're working a salaried full time job and you're good at what you do, you'll wind up working a lot of hours pretty regularly, turning out a product and satisfying the basic needs of your job, if not more. There's no need to take a pay cut just so that you can work outside of your office. I feel like if the employee starts making concessions with pay or benefits to their employer, it’s a slippery slope. Imagine the concept of taking a pay cut for increased location independence and suddenly your employer wants you working even MORE hours? It’s really an absurd paradigm. I think if you’re working a salaried full time job and you’re good at what you do, you’ll wind up working a lot of hours pretty regularly, turning out a product and satisfying the basic needs of your job, if not more. There’s no need to take a pay cut just so that you can work outside of your office.

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