Finding Success in a Five-Hour Workday
OpenWork is a new non-profit working with organizations to help them rethink the traditional in-office 9-5 grind and find innovate ways to create a new culture of trust, maintain or boost...
View ArticleMy Breast Cancer is Gone, But My Need for Work Flexibility Remains
Kristin Thomas is a mother of four and breast cancer survivor who went back to work three years ago after being a SAHM with her four young boys. She now works a full-time remote job with a flexible...
View ArticleWhy We STILL Want Work Flexibility
Three years ago this month, the 1 Million for Work Flexibility movement was launched to help ensure that workers have better access to flexibility in when and where they do their jobs. These options...
View ArticleWorking On Your Own Terms
This flexibility story comes from Katsiaryna Hubchyk. Katsiaryna was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus, where she studied journalism and public relations (as she shares, ironically in a country without...
View ArticleHow I’ve Used Flex to Pursue My Passion in Personal Training
This flexibility story comes from Jessica Thiefels. Jessica has been writing and editing for more than 10 years and spent the last five years in marketing. She’s now focused on growing her own startup...
View Article3 Unexpected Lessons I’ve Learned Working For A Company That Values Work...
When I first started seeking a remote position, it wasn’t for better work/life balance, it wasn’t to avoid a stressful commute, and it wasn’t for the opportunity to wear pajamas all day (though I’ve...
View ArticleHope Beyond Fibroids: My Fibroids & Infertility Journey
I was diagnosed with fibroids—smooth muscle tumors that form in the uterus—in 2001. From that moment on, I began a 14-year battle to overcome fibroids, the resulting infertility, and a litany of other...
View ArticleWork Flexibility Keeps Women in STEM
This flexibility story comes to us from Katherine Hubert. Katherine is an engineer, mother of two, and founder of the site onestemforall.com which aims to level the playing field for women in STEM and...
View ArticleBack to School, Back to Flex
This flexibility story comes to us from Erica Storm. Erica is an attorney and content director at Zywave, Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for the insurance industry. She is a mom of...
View ArticleGetting Parents Back to Work With Flexibility
It seems that it’s almost on a daily basis that I’m reminded why we set up GPS Return. I speak to parents regularly and find the same issues again and again. Whether they were bullied out of their job...
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