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Originally Posted by nomadking
Flexible working cannot work where there has to be some sort of interaction or cooperation. You can't be working on something and then suddenly find it needs the involvement of somebody else. The task grinds to a halt and is delayed overall.
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Again, I have to disagree - I have seen (and made) it work. You’re assuming only one person has each set of skills required in a team/department, when in a lot of cases, colleagues are multi-skilled, and self-manage workloads, knowing when people are available (also, usually people who had flexible working arrangements could be contacted if problems arose, because flexibility works both ways).
I have run departments of over 300 people, of which 5-10% had flexible working arrangements, and there were no insurmountable issues (because, as previously stated, working arrangements had to meet business needs).