Today's world is very different from just 10 years ago, when the typical workplace filled up at nine a.m. and emptied out at 5:30 p.m. casters. As the demands and expectations of our 24/7 consumer culture increase, Poland is moving towards a fully flexible future, with organizations increasingly recognizing the benefits of more flexible working , both for the staff and for their results. Technology has been a major driver of this evolution. change. Virtual meeting software, broadband and mobile networks help us work wherever and whenever we want. Work used to be where you turned – today, it's increasingly something you can do anywhere, at any time. Once seen as something only for careers or for those who think less about it, flexible working is steadily becoming the norm across all managements. Gender is no longer a deciding factor and the number of men working flexibly is increasing. 9 to 5 is no longer the default option for businesses. It is becoming increasingly acceptable and beneficial to implement more complex working models and reap the benefits they bring to both employers and their staff. The results indicate that in many cases companies are working flexibly, not just offering part-time or variable work. schedules but also the possibility of working from home. The increased use of flexible working has not happened because employers are required to do so by law: survey results suggest that two in five employers offer the opportunity to work flexibly to employees who do not have no legal right to request it – in many cases, from all employees. Indeed, organizations are recognizing the benefits not only for their staff but also for their business. Employees...... middle of paper ...... most controls were created to regulate the actual work processes of those who are out of the office. People may need to call the office regularly, or intranet controls may be used to monitor the absent worker. »2 I think that such criticism of flexible working hours is not very credible, because it first makes us believe that it is a privilege reserved for white people. class and then tries to show us that flexitime is actually a way to further control workers, while giving them irrelevant workplace choice. I believe it is stupid for the company to decide to introduce the possibility of working from home, if this entails significant costs for monitoring staff outside the office. There is confidence and possible benefits to working from home, or there are none; and in this case, a company should – and I think it would – refrain from giving this option to its workers..