Recent research from the University of Kent has suggested that flexible working often leads to negative views from other employees, while for those doing the flexible working, feelings are also negative – that their careers will suffer if they use flexible working arrangements.
Interestingly, women, especially mothers, who work part-time and on reduced hours, reported that their careers were negatively impacted by flexible working, more so than full-time flexi- workers. Men, on the other hand, especially fathers, were more likely to report that their own jobs were negatively impacted by others working flexibly.
To read more on this research undertaken by Dr Heejung Chung, see the full paper, Gender, Flexibility Stigma and the Perceived Negative Consequences of Flexible Working in the UK, here.