e work schedule, an employee must be present during core time and must work the total number of hours for which she or he has contracted. On the other hand compressed work schedules modify the basic work requirement to less than 10 days but continue with required shifts that make up a pre-established biweekly pay period.
             A compressed work week may be the flexible work arrangement you need as part of your
             work and family balance management strategy, but you must first carefully consider the personal
             On the positive side, most employees appreciate having a regular full day off, while still
             preserving full-time income. Additionally, the commute to and from work may outside the usual
             "rush hour" traffic time because of the extended work day, and thus less stressful. For many
             commuters, the road to and from work is paved with too much traffic and congestion, and not
             nearly enough time to get where they're going. Along with reducing statewide traffic congestion,
             everyone benefits with less crowded roads and cleaner air (Levitan, 1977).
             On the negative side, an ongoing schedule of ten-hour days, while it may be the norm for
             some professionals already, can be physically and mentally draining. Not only is the work week
             squeezed into a shorter time frame, but, after-work activities must also be wedged into the
             remaining hours of each work day. Chronic fatigue caused by current work and family conflict
             time pressures may or may not be offset by the regular day off. Child care coverage to match
             your compressed work schedule may also be a challenge. Of course, working parents are not the
             only ones with a time-pressured lifestyle. Other career professio
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