The new flexible workforce

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When I was researching my book a few years ago, I was looking for employers who were taking advantage of people’s desires to build significant careers while working a flexible schedule. I highlighted companies like Axiom, a new kind of law firm that caters to lawyers who don't want traditional full-time hours (e.g. working parents, artists, or those starting businesses on the side). Axiom pitches itself to clients as an economical alternative to big law firms since it can avoid the high overhead associated with overstaffed firms. Another firm, Virtual Law Partners,
has been getting some buzz lately with a similar approach.

Now scores of companies are thinking flexible and virtual, in all kinds of fields -- from virtual assistants (check out Delegate Solutions), to corporate executives (see Epoch Workforce). The troubled economy has been a boon to businesses like these, which can offer part-time employment to displaced workers and deliver lower cost services to clients.

Should thong showing be fined?

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Thanks to the increased popularity in high-waisted jeans, thongs popping out in the back of a woman's denim is slightly less of a problem. That said, we still cringe at the sight of a g-string in public. When wearing low rise jeans, having your undies peek out is sometimes unavoidable, but this…

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The new flexible workforce

Should thong showing be fined?