BAU and Flexible Work
In the corporate world, it’s often Business as Usual (BAU) during stressful or chaotic times. This can only be achieved successfully with flexibility and trust at work.
In the last year, I got married, bought a house and moved, and then Hurricane Helene destroyed our roof. The aftermath of the storm and power outages meant a lot of time spent dealing with spotty wifi, insurance claims, and roofing companies.
CSG’s flexible work policy and unlimited PTO was incredible as I worked around these major life events.
As a good planner and PMP, I mapped out my major deadlines and made sure I could still work my 40 hours a week and meet performance expectations.
Sometimes I had to work from a friend’s dining room as my house was being worked on. Sometimes I worked from my in-laws guest room in Vermont. Sometimes I worked evenings to align with Australian and Saudi Arabian colleagues.
Throughout all of these tumultuous periods, work was accommodating and understanding. That’s probably a rarity in the corporate world, although it shouldn’t be.
And for my honeymoon to New Zealand in 2025? Well, I’ll work around that as well.
