Flexible Work Starts with a Flex Success Proposal

Time to cook, read, relax
“Wednesdays are mine!”
Saving 8 hours a week commuting
“Yeah right, like I am going to pay for some proposal sight-unseen!”
First person at her workplace to get a flexible work arrangement
Part-time hours allow full-time breastfeeding
Cut in hours; no cut in pay!
Stalled talks move to overnight approval with Flex Success
Persistence pays off with conservative employer
Less stress and more time with her daughters
Four-hour daily commute slashed: “I feel like I have my life back.”

Links to testimonials which match your situation

Time to cook, read, relax
Beth Palmer of Sugar Land, Texas, is Vice President/Production for The Quest Business Agency, a small marketing communications firm. Her school-aged daughter used to get up at 5:45 to be at morning care so that Beth could be at her desk by 8 AM; pick-up after work was at 6 PM. Not anymore. “My bosses were impressed with the level of detail in the [Flex Success] plan and said that reducing my work week from 40 to 32 hours was do-able.” Beth trimmed her workday at both ends. “No more hitting the decks running. We have time to make a nutritious meal, practice guitar, study for tests, read, or just relax before bed at 8:30 PM. Thank you for a great product.”

“Wednesdays are mine!”
Hope Tera, a PC trainer for an international bank in New York City, shortened her workweek by one day. “Before I went to your web site, I drafted up my own proposal. It was half a page and vague. I'm convinced that management took my request seriously because of its [Flex Success] professional layout and detailed information. Wednesdays are mine! It's going to make such a huge difference in my quality of life. My son is now going to have a calmer mother. We thank you!”

Saving 8 hours a week commuting
Wayne Patton, VP, Marketing of Diversified Financial Associates, endures long commutes into Los Angeles. But not as often since using Telecommuting Flex Success Proposal Template. “I now telecommute from home two days each week saving me 8 hours of commute time into Los Angeles. I am more focused on my firm's agenda with less wear and tear on myself mentally (not to mention the expense of driving 120 round trip miles each day). The Flex Success template is so easy to follow and one of the most thoughtful work-related tools I have encountered. I endorse WorkOptions.com as the ‘Best In The Business’ and will confidently refer anyone that can benefit from your professional templates.”

“Yeah right, like I am going to pay for some proposal...”
Robin Whicker, a music industry account executive in Nashville,  wanted a shorter workweek after having her baby girl. She didn't see the need at first for making a written request, and paying for such a proposal was even farther from her mind. That is, until...“I emailed [my bosses] about going part-time.

I didn't get much of a response–they just kept mentioning flex-time. I decided I needed to provide my boss with something more substantial regarding my request. I had actually seen your website before, but thought, ‘Yeah right, like I am going to pay for some proposal sight-unseen!’ However, on that particular day, [the price of Flex Success] seemed like a pretty good investment if I could get what I needed into my hands quickly.

Then I purchased your [Flex Success] part-time proposal and it outlined EXACTLY what I needed. Within an hour I had plugged in my specific changes and handed it to my boss (this was about 2 or 3 weeks ago). This morning I spoke to him and they have agreed to all that I requested! I am ecstatic! I am certain that the proposal is what convinced them that I was serious and put it into a format they could discuss with the higher-ups...It is DEFINITELY important to have a proposal like this, and you did cover several bases I hadn't thought of...Your product is fantastic. Thank you so much.” Well, she said it better than I could!

First person at her workplace to get a flexible work arrangement
Amy Abedi, RD (registered dietitian) of Irvine, California, understood the need for a proposal and was relieved to find a short-cut method. “I knew I needed a formal proposal...but I just didn't know where to start. Before finding Flex Success, I had spent many hours doing some research myself. The day I finally stumbled onto your program, I woke up thinking to myself, ‘If there was just something on the Internet or in a book that had a proposal ready to go with statistics and facts, then I would feel so much more comfortable talking to my boss.’ Your plan was a breeze to use and much more clear and concise than what I could have come up with. I opted for an 80% workweek and got exactly what I wanted. NOBODY has ever had any flexible arrangements here before I got approval. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”

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Part-time hours allow full-time breastfeeding
Kristen Jones of Franklin, Massachusetts, is a Senior Business Systems Analyst in the financial industry. After her daughter was born she wanted to breastfeed exclusively, even as a working mother. A part-time schedule along with a caregiver (her mom!) just a few miles from her workplace made the difference. “My boss agreed to let me work a three-day work week (much to my surprise). Now I'll be able to spend more time at home with my new baby daughter, even as my maternity leave ends. I don't think that things would have turned out the way they did if it weren't for your [Flex Success] part-time proposal template. Thank you so much.”

Cut in hours; no cut in pay!
Rosalie Seiler of Parker, Colorado, shows that anything is possible with a great proposal. A sales associate and office manager in the hotel and meeting planning industry, she was able to negotiate a 34-hour workweek without a pay cut. “Thanks to your Flex Success template, I was successful in getting my work schedule changed from full-time to Mon-Thurs 8-5:30, with Fridays off, yet keeping my current salary and full benefits. My proposal was well-accepted and appreciated by the decision-makers. They liked the fact that it was very detailed and that I had a plan for the times I'd be out of the office. Many thanks for your proposal template!”

Stalled talks move to overnight approval with Flex Success
For almost two months, Aimee Dennis, a director of development for a non-profit in Dallas, had discussed her request for a flexible work arrangement with her “very reluctant” boss. “Just when I thought we had reached an impasse, my husband stumbled across your website. I downloaded Flex Success in the morning, prepared my proposal, and submitted it the same afternoon. The next morning, after a 10-minute discussion, she approved it. She was extremely impressed with how thorough it was and I had an answer to her every objection. She even said, You just addressed every single concern I had. I'll be job sharing and telecommuting and his will allow me the kind of flexibility and time I need for my two children. Your proposal templates are worth every penny!”

Persistence pays off with conservative employer
Kim Stephens is Senior Cost Accountant at Foremost Farms, a dairy bottling company in Wisconsin. She described her employer as “very conservative”, noting that there were no salaried part time individuals in a company of 3000 employees run by men. 

Kim proposed a four-day, 32-hour workweek to start upon return from her maternity leave. She was told that she was “too important” and that they had many projects for her to do. “I was very disappointed but ended the conversation saying that I would like to revisit the idea in one year. I knew from all of your information...to not let the door close. I would never have thought of this on my own and would have just let no be no forever! They agreed.”

Determined to show her employer that she could make a four-day week work, Kim took a 10-week family and medical (maternity) leave, and used the remaining two weeks (10 work days) to take off one day at a time, once a week, for 10 weeks. Then she returned to work full-time. Four months later, the one-year post-proposal point arrived and she followed through on presenting the proposal again, as agreed.

“Since I wasn't told anything in my first proposal would not work, I presented the same document, including a proposed 10% cut in pay rather than 20%. They approved it at a 15% cut! I'm still pinching myself!!”

“This is the best!!  I feel so lucky to have a job I love, plus enough time for me and my family. Thank you! This meant the world to me and my family and I would not have been successful without your [Flex Success] plan. David, Alexander and Zayda thank you also!”

Less stress and more time with her daughters
Judy Balcomb-Richey is the Information Systems Manager for Lehr Middlebrooks Price & Vreeland, a Birmingham Alabama law firm. In conveying her Flex Success story she wrote, “I got word yesterday that my proposal for reducing my workweek was approved. My new schedule will be M-F from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., allowing me to pick up my girls from school. Typically, I do not get home until around 6:30 in the evening, so this will be a wonderful change. In the past, my employer has been very resistant to schedule changes. Your [Flex Success] plan helped me create a proposal that was professional, organized and answered their questions and concerns up-front. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that I will be able to spend more time with my children and reduce my stress level.”

Four-hour commute slashed: “I feel like I have my life back.”
Andrea Pond is an electronic copy editor who writes, “I have been commuting from Hamilton, Ontario to Toronto for a year and a half, which takes two hours each way—a total of 4 hours per day! Now that I can work from home three days a week, I'm saving 12 hours of commuting time a week, plus I cut my commuting expenses in half.  I feel like I have my life back. Flex Success gave me the confidence to ask my boss to work from home and I think the professional appearance of the proposal went a long way in getting it approved. Thank you!”

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