Four years into the new world of “flexible work,” many employers are still seeking a balance between employee’s desire for flexibility and the need for collaboration, connection, and job effectiveness on teams. In the wake of higher staff turnover rates and prominent calls for continued flexibility at a small university, finding the right equilibrium between in-person work and employees’ demand for continued remote work options was imperative. This study first evaluated the connection between flexible work and job satisfaction. Not surprising were the results that employees with flexibility had greater job satisfaction (88% of respondents) than their non-flexible peers (68% of respondents).

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