State the main point of the article.

Analyze the article for main points and summarize them.

Describe the conclusion of the article.

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What perk do today's workers appreciate most? According to 30% of chief financial officers polled by Accountemps, Menlo Park, Calif., a specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance, and bookkeeping professionals,flexibleschedulestop the list. Retirement savings plans ranked second, cited by 17%, followed by extra time off with 16% of the response.

"Lean staffing levels mean many employees are working longer hours. At the same time, a growing number of professionals must meet mounting personal obligations, including caring for children and elderly relatives," points out Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Motivating Employees for Dummies. "For this 'sandwich generation' of employees, increased control of their time enables them to balance competing demands."

Messmer advises managers who are considering offeringflexiblework arrangements to ask themselves the following questions:

How will it affect customer service? Staggering work hours might allow you to accommodate employeescheduleswhile being more available to customers. However, if your business has certain peak periods, you may want to have all personnel available during those times.

How strong is the employee work ethic?Flexiblescheduleswork best for self-motivated professionals, particularly if they will be doing their jobs when no one else is around.

How dependent on teamwork is the organization? If impromptu meetings are where the best ideas consistently are born, you will want to ensure significant overlap in employeeschedules.

2.It is time to determine the purpose of the article.After reviewing the article and your summary, state whether you believe the article is designed to inform its audience or persuade them. Give you're justifying answer why you chose this purpose.Keep these tips in mind:

If the article is designed to persuade, then it will likely use biased language and/or give opinions on the facts presented.It might also call on the audience to think, feel, or do something.

If the article is designed to inform, it will give the facts about the topic with minimal opinion.It might include the experiences of others, but it will let the audience come to its own conclusion about how to interpret the facts and experience.

3.it is time to consider if and/or how you would use this article in the essay for your career development course described in the scenario.Decide if you think this article is a good fit.Consider addressing the following in your answer:

Analyze if the purpose of the article makes it a good fit.

Explain what information, if any, would support the main idea.

Justify why the article may not be a good fit, if applicable.