Sarah, department manager at RRE Corporation, met with her division manager and told him, "As is common with many working women, I carry the bulk of family responsibilities. And that puts me at a disadvantage when my employer expects employees, especially managers like me, to put in long hours and sacrifice our personal lives. I would like to propose that RRE ________."
A) offer fixed work schedules
B) disallow work from home
C) offer flexible work schedules
D) shift more family responsibilities to men
E) encourage employees with work/family conflicts to find other employment

Question

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Offering flexible work schedules would allow Sarah to balance her family responsibilities with her work responsibilities. This would not only benefit Sarah, but it would also increase her job satisfaction and potentially lead to higher productivity. The other options do not address Sarah's concerns and may even make the situation worse.

Sarah, Department Manager at RRE Corporation, Met with Her Division