Two Professional Tips for Flex-Time Working Moms

#1: Put yourself in your colleagues’ shoes.

First, acknowledge to yourself that by not being available during the regular hours, you may not actually be sharing the same pain as your colleagues… and if you were in their shoes, you might be frustrated too. So without compromising your flex priorities, look for ways to improve the relationship. Since you’re already ensuring that you get your work done, you might want to next look for ways to demonstrate to your “team” that you are sharing their pain, you’re just spreading it out over different hours. You know that committee no one wants to lead? Lead it if you can. Offer to be the one to make the phone call to the awkward client. If you work after the kids are in bed, don’t hesitate to send the email with the midnight time stamp—and don’t mention your late hours the next day.