Conversations and sunsets
Published by Carin May 18th, 2007 in General, Carin thinksJules and I were having a discussion this afternoon about flexitime and the benefits and baggage that comes with it.
Sure, flexitime is such an amazing thing to be able to have - being able to drop off kids and make up for it at night etc etc, but there are drawbacks too. How do you define when the work you’ve put in for the day is enough? Having the opportunity to allow for a routine that works for you is great, but can you then define flexitime hours? Is there such a thing as a framework for flexitime?…
Ponder, ponder, ponder… . Would love to hear your opinions on this.
And just before I go - I can’t figure out why every afternoon at sunset, I am practically blinded at my ‘current’ favourite desk (no curtains or blinds to shield my precious eyes!), and still I don’t move to another desk… Go figure!
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I must confess, I have my own challenges as a leader of an organisation that promotes flexitime as a way of managing work and life.
I sometimes think that people forget to cherish the benefits of such a structure. It takes quite a lot of trust and maturity on our part to make somethin like this work, and I know there are many Avos that actually abuse themselves through this system - they actually put in much more work than they need to when they are masters of their own time.
Then there are the others that do ‘enough’, or possibly less than ‘enough’ to get by. I’m challenged by my perceptions around who is doing what - I suppose that’s where the grown-up part comes in - I struggle to be perfectly adult about all my relationships with my people all the time. WHat feels like an Idyllic system has some interesting personal challenges for us all!