hi,
i filled out a flexible working request while on mat leave as i wanted to work a 4 day week.... my company refused on the basis that the company was small and it would flex the existing staff too much. i accepted this as i knew that i had a particular client i took care of, and i had to be there for them 5 days per week as i knew them and had built a relationship with them, and they were paying for my service. i appealed the request when they declined and then accepted it understanding that my company was in a position where they couldn't tell the client to bugger off if they needed me on that 5th day...
i return to work a few months later and surprise, surprise I am in a different role and the client has been taken away from me - i dont care about this but- i am not dedicated to any particular client anymore... i am a general customer support employee dealing with random queries from random clients on a daily basis. i feel slightly cheated now... what do you think? no one told me i was coming back to a new role with a new boss!!!! i just found out th day i walked back in, and i feel that a 4 day week but be totally feasible now i dont have a specific client i work for.
i'm really mad about this.
what would you do?