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My first job out of college in 2008 was with Lockheed Martin, which supported flexible work schedules. You could work the traditional 40 hour week M-F, 9 hour d
by cebert 6y ago
My first job out of college in 2008 was with Lockheed Martin, which supported flexible work schedules. You could work the traditional 40 hour week M-F, 9 hour days with every other Friday off (9-10), or four 10 hour days with every Friday off. Most people enjoyed the flexible schedules. Since Friday was the one day in flux, everyone knew to avoid scheduling important meetings on Friday. Being young and naive, I assumed most tech employers offered flexible schedules. I now know that this is regrettably not the case. I hope more employers will embrace this in the future. The costs to the firm are negligible, but flexible schedules can be a huge benefit to employees.
- dbish 6y agoI worked at lockheed for my first job as well. I found the flexible schedules to be great but less productive so I understand why others don't support it. Most of the engineers I worked with seemed to not be great at staying productive on 9 or 10 hour days any more then they were at 8 so I'd call it a net loss for the company. Honestly though there is so much bloat at defense contractors it doesn't really matter for them.