Рубрика: Womenomics

The Clients Won’t Stand for It

This is especially true at law firms and investment banks and high-profile corporations, and it’s one reason why some blue chip firms have been so slow to offer anything resembling a healthy work-life balance. “It’s a problem because many of the firms just don’t want to let the client know their attorney is work­ing less […]

It’s More Work for Me

Your boss may well be concerned that managing employees who come in nine-to-five is so much more simple than managing in­dividual work arrangements and that your flexible plan may well mean more work for him. That’s why some of the biggest flextime skeptics are the middle managers, who will have to handle a lot of […]

Face-Time Matters

Workplace expert Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire, says some in-person time is important to many employers. “I do think that there are benefits for all of our careers and for our personal growth and development to have access to meetings,” she explains. “You get a chance to demonstrate your skills and your knowledge […]

Can I Reward Polly but Not Pam?

“What happens if I think Emily is great and I want to keep her so I give her the precious telecommute she asks for, but Anna isn’t so great, so I don’t want to accommodate her schedule?” is a similar boss concern. Valerie Jarrett says that’s exactly what she found when she was running Habitat. […]

First during a Trial Period”

We’ve told you your boss will want to know you will be as pro­ductive, if not more so. Therefore, when you work your own schedule it is even more important to be able to assess results. So reassure your boss by giving her concrete suggestions for measuring your performance, even when you are not in […]