flextime

Also flex·i·time

[fleks-tahym]

noun

1. a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.

Other Word Forms

• flextimer noun
• flexitimer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flextime¹

First recorded in 1970–75; flex ² + time

Example Sentences

I really strive to lead an inclusive team where everyone’s opinions are heard, and there is ample flextime for personal business.

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Men need to be transparent at work about family responsibilities, including taking full parental leave, sick leave and requesting flextime arrangements that support their partner’s career and household demands.

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One reason why employees take remote jobs is their bosses give them flextime; they can make their own hours, take time off for children’s activities or to go to the gym or walk the dog.

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A quote from Nelson Mandela introduces the section that encourages women to ask for flextime: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

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Managers distrust women who ask for flextime; women who show anger are less trusted than their male counterparts; and people think the more makeup a woman wears, the less trustworthy she is.

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