Less than 25 percent take advantage of flextime. The reason is that employees believe that opting for flexibility leads to dead-end careers or job loss. Plus, with continued layoffs dotting the corporate landscape, many employees are paranoid about losing their jobs. Compared to 1985 workloads, employees now do the work of 1.3 people. Almost half of all U.S. workers are part of a dual income family.
Single parents represent the fastest-growing segment of families in the workplace.
Yet, I was torn when my second child was born. I wanted to work part-time. My company has excellent policies. Yet, I still anguished over lowering my work standards. I felt guilty, like I was letting everyone down.