To prevent drip feeding I work 4 days a week, 2 from home, in a public sector role. It is the kind of role that you can do at home or in the office, and most of my full time colleagues work 1 or 2 days a week from home as well. In my case I have a small child so it helps with childcare and avoiding time spent commuting instead of working.
However I was told off the cuff by a senior manager that working part time/from home would mean it took me longer to get up to speed with the team's work and would also slow down promotion prospects.
If a workplace offers a flexible working policy in the first place does this seem fair? Or is this discriminatory? (Possibly indirectly as more women are part time?)
Any thoughts?