Oh, readers. I’m so, so disappointed. I thought we were making real progress (or at least having a productive discussion) on this workplace flexibility issue I sorta kinda care about. But clearly, we have a ways to go, since news from WorldatWork shows that despite offering work-life programs, employers are penalizing employees for using them. Sigh.
According to WaW’s survey, conducted annually through its Alliance for Work-Life Progress, although 80% of employers around the globe say they support family-friendly workplaces, employee respondents report that when they took advantage of work-life programs, they:
* Have been overtly or subtly discouraged from using the programs.
* Received unfavorable job assignments.
* Received negative performance reviews.
* Received negative comments from a supervisor.
* Have been denied a promotion.
