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Flex Your Time, Not Just Your Muscles

New Options Help Dads Be More Involved

By Teri Brown

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There has been a quiet revolution in this country concerning the role men play in parenting their children. No longer satisfied with an hour or so in the evenings, dads are becoming active, hands-on partners in childrearing, to the delight of both children and mothers everywhere!

The Flex Time Dream
Bob Zwolinski from Elmhurst, Ill., a senior designer for HSBC-North America, is one such dad. Overwhelmed with graduate school, full-time work and the responsibilities of being a new father, Zwolinski went to his supervisor to discuss the available options.

"When I got to the point of wanting to quit school to keep my sanity, I approached my manager at HSBC," says Zwolinski. "We quickly worked together and set up a schedule that allowed me to work from home every Monday. Thanks to effective communication with my manager and the flexibility that HSBC offers its employees, I have continued to work from home once a week and plan to do so going forward."

Zwolinski believes this option has improved both his family life and his work efficiency. "On days when I work from home, I have the opportunity to sit down and eat with my family during breakfast and lunch," he says. "Just being able to see my family makes it so much easier to get through the day."

Zwolinski believes he is more productive and efficient because his long commute has been eliminated once a week, which leaves him with a fresh mind, positive attitude and a more clearly focused approach.

The Benefits of Flextime
Flextime is an arrangement between employees and their employers regarding their work hours. The flextime work week may mean four 10-hour days with three days off, working part of their days at home or even working six days a week and getting off earlier each day. No matter what it looks like, flextime means maintaining a full-time work week with non-traditional hours.


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