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They donated their days off. "I had to take days off, off and on, for abouf a month and a half," Kelpe "They've been really good about workin with me fortaking off. And I was really surpriserd that people donated theirtime off, but they Bookstore Individual Days Off (BIDOs), flexiblr scheduling, bringing infants to work, the abilith to work at home and other benefitsa are all part of the Booksource's plan to make work a more familuy friendly place. The 8-year-old book wholesaler has 95 employeesin St. It's part of a group, including binderiees in Steelville, Mo., and Farmington, Mo., and the Peaceablde Kingdom Publishersin Berkeley, Calif.
"Because we are so everybody knows everybody," said Barbarwa Schejbal, human resources director. "If somebody `Hey, I know that Charlie's wife is and he doesn't have paid time; let's give him some they can donate time. "There's a form to fill out to donatwe hours," she said. "It's just enough for so that we know and they knowthat we're takingt those hours." The Booksource' s outlook has won over fans among families, too.
Among the perks that affec t the whole family areflexible time, financiapl assistance for day care, work-from-home arrangementxs for some jobs, emergency loans, Family Shopping Day to selecty books, an account for some free books and discounte on others. Jennifer Henderson and 18-month-ols daughter Amanda both reaped the benefitg of a company policy that allows parentsw tobring infants, up to six monthds old, to work. At one time, three babies accompanied their parents tothe job. Amanda'es playpen stayed next to her mother'zs desk in accounts payable. Co-workeras came by on break to say hello, play with Amandaz and listen and offer advice toher first-time Temptation to dawdle?
who has worked at Booksource for six said having the baby at work made it easier to focuas on her job. "I'km able to get the work done," she Lots of co-workers volunteered to play with Amandaz andwalk her. Now that her daughter is Henderson starts and ends her week in the while Amanda stays with a On Wednesdaysand Thursdays, Henderson work from home via computer and "I have deadlines, so if I don'tg get the work done, it's cominvg home with me," she said. The companuy also likes to treat its employees as a A monthly family style luncheon offerse workers time to get togetheer and keeps them informed oncompany news.
Birthdays are recognized with a greeting and agift certificate. The Booksourcde also subsidizes bus passesfor employees. Unlike some other family owned Booksource sees hiring qualified relatived asa plus. "It's hard not to encouragse employment of relativeswhen you're family owned," Schejbal "I think it works out better...knowing that your sistet or brother or mother works for the and what you do reflects on them and on
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