from SLATE: >The [Washington POST] fronts a look at how "flex time," which seemed to be all >the rage just a little while ago, is slowly disappearing. When the economy was >good, employees were eager to snap up options to telecommute or work different >hours to balance their work and family obligations. The anecdotal piece says >workers are now giving up these types of perks out of fear that they could >give employers a good excuse to lay them off, and many are scared to even >bring up the topic during such hard economic times. One expert says there's a >"silent fright" among workers that is reminiscent of how women used to feel >like they had to hide their family from employers. "That's what it feels like >we're returning to. Work as many hours as you possibly can. Make yourself >indispensable. Don't ever complain. Don't ever ask for anything," she said.<
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