Flex Time: A Working Mother's Guide to Balancing Career and Family - Softcover

JACQUELINE FOLEY is an accomplished writer who has been published in Homemaker’s magazine, Canadian Living magazine, and on the new women’s portal, Mocha Sofa. A mother of two and a flexible worker herself, Foley lives with her family outside Toronto, Canada.

Inspired by a mother’s love for her newborn son, this warmly written volume is a practical guide to shaping a mother’s professional life to allow her more time with her children. The author acknowledges that making room for both career and family does require "trade-offs, such as earning less money, moving out of the city, and scaling back on... business plans," but also expresses why those trade-offs can be worthwhile. Foley takes mothers through the surprising life and priority changes that a first child brings, and then offers suggestions for achieving the right balance of working hours. Also included are helpful tips for convincing a boss that flexible hours are a viable option—e.g., showing how you’ll remain accessible, suggesting regular performance reviews and gathering evidence that flexible hours work. She wraps up with a thorough outline for assembling a "flex time" proposal, which is a helpful checklist of points women should consider. For mothers ready to sacrifice a part—but not all—of their working life in exchange for more time with their kids, this is a thoughtful resource.
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