Do not you like to sit in the office from 9.00 to 18.00? You are not alone: in the whole world the system of work "from call to ring" is a thing of the past. Even in Russia, employers are beginning to offer new ways to allocate working time. Yes, and applicants for ads such as "looking for a job free schedule ..." a dime a dozen. But in order to reorganize in a new way, you will need not only a desire to work less, but also the ability to plan your own time.
Flexible or free schedule, work on the remote ... All this sounds incomprehensible, but so interesting. Let's try to figure out what is behind these concepts, and find out their pros and cons.
What options?
According to statistics, today the so-called flexible work schedule gets the most widespread. Indeed, if you are an "owl", making you come to the office by nine in the morning is simply inhuman: the first couple of hours you will still spend in trying to wake up. Many companies have already begun to offer employees the opportunity to choose their own convenient start time: for example, you can come at 8.00 and leave at 17.00 or come to the office by 11.00 and work until 20.00.
This principle operates, for example, in the company "Yandex". Employees are required to be in the office from 12.00 to 18.00 - it is at this time that most internal meetings and meetings take place. The rest of the clock can be "refined" at a convenient time (morning or evening).
"If, due to the nature of your biological clock, you are not able to start your duties before noon or just do not want to waste time in traffic jams, do not hesitate to ask the head about the opportunity to come later," advises HR manager Anna Malyutina. In practice, I rarely met leaders who are not ready to make such a concession. The boss himself understands: while you are drinking coffee for two hours, the work does not move. In extreme cases, hide the real reason for the morning delays, for example, refer to family affairs and express a willingness to linger in the evenings to finish their work. "
In free swimming
A less common option is a free schedule. As a rule, it is practiced by large international corporations working in Russia, or by small "family" companies with a small number of employees. "Most often this option provides for mandatory attendance hours. For example, from 11.00 to 13.00 you should be at the workplace and answer the calls, and the rest of the time you can plan at your own discretion: you want to - work in the office, you want - go with a laptop in a cafe, "comments Anna Malyutina.
Perhaps, on some day it will be more convenient for you to postpone work to a late evening, and to take personal time during the day hours. In this case, only the result is required of you. A free schedule today is practiced by many consulting companies, publishing houses and creative agencies.
Remote Office
Another possibility to avoid hatching hours is remote work. In this case, you do not go to the office at all, but work at home using a computer, telephone and internet. "This option has not yet become widespread in our country or in the whole world, although the development of means of communication indicates that in the coming years it will become popular. I think many owners of the company will soon realize that one can not force their employees to waste time on the road to the office and at the same time save on renting jobs without compromising business efficiency, "Anna Malyutina believes.
Of course, remote work is convenient. However, according to experts' forecasts, such a schedule promises not to spread in all areas of business. If you are an interpreter, designer or programmer, then working at home will be more convenient, but accountants, PR specialists and lawyers will find it difficult to secure an office at home.
A new way
We perfectly imagine the advantages of an individual work schedule and often, without hesitation, rush to find "free" earnings with the newspaper "I'm looking for a job" at the ready. But, as a rule, we do not think about what new difficulties it will bring to us. "Rejecting the" whip "will mean that you will have to learn how to plan your own work day, and this is not as easy as it seems," warns trainer Igor Vdovichenko. - In practice, as soon as we leave the hard mode, we start to spend much more time working. A well-known trick: take yourself three hours to write a business letter - and you'll "squeeze" it out three hours. Plan to cope with it in the next 10 minutes - and keep within 15 minutes. "
So, by itself, an individual schedule does not mean that you will work less. And if you are still looking for a job - a free schedule may not be such a tasty morsel for you. "I recommend starting a daily schedule, in which every morning you will list plans for the day," advises Igor Vdovichenko. - In doing so, your goal is to delete every point of the plan, and not just "do something about it." To begin with it is useful to write down, how much time per day you really spend on business. Looking at the results, you will understand how to optimally adjust your schedule and make the work more efficient. "
How much we work
As studies by Russian sociologists show, an office worker works 1.5 hours a day. The rest of the time is spent on communication, coffee breaks and talk is out of the question. Set an experiment: write down every hour during the day what you spent your time on. Most likely, the work will take no more than 3 hours. So is it worth it to spend all day in the office?
Forward to the Future
Futurologist Alvin Toffler, who studied the changes that the information age will bring with him, back in 1980 predicted the rejection of a rigid work schedule: "Today it is difficult to say when punctuality is really important, and when it is required simply by habit. We are moving towards a future economy in which a lot of people will not be engaged full time. "
Interesting statistics
Do you know what the European and Russian employees think about the opportunity to work on a flexible schedule? It turns out ...
94% want a flexible work schedule
31% would change jobs if the new employer offered a flexible work schedule
44% believe that companies that do not provide employees with the opportunity to work on a flexible schedule, profess an outdated working policy
35% believe that their employers have the necessary technology to organize a flexible schedule, but they prefer not to use them
78% are willing to work for their employer after the birth of the child or retirement if they are given a flexible schedule
Golden principles of time management
1. Set goals. Write down the six most important cases that you must do today. Number the cases in order of importance. Start to work on the first one and do not worry about the others until the work is finished.
2. Do not waste time on unpromising business. For example, if you know that one of the customers is difficult to reach in the morning, transfer the phone call for the evening. If you are not sure that the information you are working with does not lose relevance, first determine how fresh it is, and only then proceed to the task.
3. Do not try to do several things at the same time. To complete a project, you need to focus on it.
4. If you work at home, you will need to organize a mini-office in your apartment. Select an entire room for work or separate the screen with your screen. Your desk should have everything you need, including a computer, printer, folders with papers and a cup of tea, so you can not be distracted for as long as possible.
5. If you want to increase your efficiency, reduce the time that you plan to devote to work. Making working hours shortages is an effective way to get yourself to work to the fullest. Then what you spent 8 hours on, you can easily do for 4.