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Best Flex Jobs by Brain Type

Dianna Lesage
4 min readJan 4, 2019

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At the end of 2018, the national unemployment rate was 3.7%, which is the lowest its been in 49 years (the lowest unemployment rate in history was 1.2% in 1944, in case you were wondering). As the unemployment rates continue to drop, employers are having a hard time finding workers. As econ 101 taught us, when supply is low and demand is high, things get expensive. This means that workers are in a great position to leverage the current market conditions to get better benefits. Many employees ask for higher pay or better healthcare during these flourishing economic times, but there are other benefits that may be worth considering when optimizing for quality of life.

Flex Time

When employees are given the freedom to determine their work schedule, they are working for a company that embraces Flex Time. Of the 3000+ employees surveyed by flexjobs, 97% said they are interested in being a flexible worker long term. This perk is so valuable to workers that 28% said they would willingly take a pay cut to be able to work remotely.

If telecommuting, irregular hours, or a self designed schedule is something you are interested in pursuing, now is a great time to consider your options.

Opportunties

It is common knowledge that individuals are happier and more productive when they are working in a way…

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Dianna Lesage
Dianna Lesage

Written by Dianna Lesage

Venture Studio expert. Creator capitalist. Lover of innovation.

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