This week’s featured items are from FlexJobs, the New York Times, and GeoTab. Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

There are so many good resources and articles on the internet. Today, I’m pointing you to three that I found very interesting and I think you will too. Check them out!

FlexJobs 2018 Annual Survey Results

More than 3,000 people took FlexJobs’ 2018 Annual Survey, which asks questions about work flexibility, including:

• Why do you work?
• Why do you want work flexibility?
• Which factors are most important?
• Which type of flexibility are you most interested in?

According to an article by Brie Weiler Reynolds,  Senior Career Specialist at FlexJobs, “Since 2013, work-life balance (76%), family (44%), time savings (42%), and commute stress (42%) have been the top four reported reasons people seek flexible work.”

It’s a quick and interesting read, and it includes some insightful, colorful graphics.

Check It Out: FlexJobs 2018 Annual Survey Results

Work Part-time, Get Paid for Full-time. Say What?

I’ve been a part-time working professional since the mid-1990s. I have never been paid for a full 40-hour workweek without actually working the time, so this article in the New York Times about working four days but getting paid for five days’ work really got my attention.

Full confession: I’m a bit jealous.

It was an experiment, but sounds like it went well and both employer and employees consider it a win-win.

Check It Out: A 4-Day Workweek?  A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result

Fed Up with Commuter Stress?

Commuter stress repeatedly shows up as one of the top four stressors in the FlexJobs surveys. I don’t have a bothersome commute. How about you?

GeoTab created some interesting visuals on the worst of the gridlocked cities in the USA, showing the routes, worst speed drop, and time of day.

Check It Out: Gridlocked Cities

If you are one of those working professionals who is fed up with a long commute and the “thrill” of traffic and highway congestion, GeoTab has a resource just for you. It’s interactive and you can look up the quietest route for each of the fifty states in the USA. Find out the route name, length, and start to end points. The info is accompanied by landscape photographs from along the route.

If you go for a drive, though, be sure to fill up the gas tank and pack snacks. Some of the quietest routes are “away from it all.”

Check It Out: America’s Quietest Routes

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