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10 jobs with flexible hours

Recent studies indicate that today’s working professionals desire control of their time even more than a bigger paycheck. Job seekers can often uncover flexible jobs in businesses that serve customers around the clock, and in industries with a backlog of projects to process. Telecommuting offers professionals the ability to eliminate long commutes without cutting connections from clients or colleagues. Flextime gives workers the ability to set their own hours. Job sharing is a relatively new form of work flexibility, allowing two or three team members to share a single set of responsibilities.

Macedonia Online.

Convince the Boss to Let You Telework

Dying to join the ranks of pajama-clad work-at-homers? The boss doesn’t want you to telecommute for several reasons, but the Web Worker Daily blog offers a few talking points that can build your case.

Lifehacker.com.

Martha Birkett on Cross-Country Charity Horseback Ride

Occasionally I take the liberty of posting about things that have very little or nothing to do with telework.  This is one such post.

Today I had the pleasure of coming across the Martha Birkett caravan on the back roads near our own farm.  Martha left Ottawa on horseback on March 30, 2008 and will ride 3500 km along the Trans Canada Highway to Calgary, Alberta. She will arrive in time for the Calgary Stampede. Her goal is to raise money and awareness for the Children’s Wish Foundation.

To learn more visit the Giddy Up for Wishes website. 

Telework Helps Virginia and Arizona Recruit and Retain Employees – Government Technology

When the workday starts at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), some employees report to a new technology center 20 miles south of Richmond. But almost half of VITA’s 400 workers just stay home – some once a week, some every day.

Government Technology.