What it means
A flexible schedule where employees can vary start and end times around a core set of hours, tracked through an Arbeitszeitkonto rather than a fixed 9-to-5.
In practice
Gleitzeit is standard at most German tech employers — arriving anytime between 8 and 10am is rarely questioned.
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