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Work-life balance

Between COVID and pent-up vacation demand, absent workers have businesses scrambling

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 27, 2022
Hire more workers or do less business — the options aren't great.
Employers across industries are getting creative as more workers take time off.
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"Severance"

When work-life balance seems impossible …

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jul 7, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #109
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"Severance"

On "Severance": Why you should balance work and life instead of separating them entirely

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 24, 2022
The hit Apple TV+ series "Severance" offers searing commentary on corporate values, organized labor and finding purpose at work.
From left to right, actors John Turturro, Britt Lower, Christopher Walken and Adam Scott in “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
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After a career pivot, one woman is balancing teaching, law school and motherhood

by Andie Corban
Jun 15, 2022
Catherine Fink of Colorado said this was the year she felt "most frazzled, just in terms of having to be basically at three full-time jobs."
Fink just completed her 18th year of teaching, and this year she also took law school courses.
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New report says women leaders help their teams manage work-life balance

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 27, 2021
But that "mission critical" work, especially during a labor shortage, isn't always recognized and doesn't necessarily lead to advancement.
A new report says that while burnout among women in the corporate workplace is high, so is evidence of strong leadership.
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COVID-19

Reevaluating your career? You're not alone

by Kristin Schwab
May 4, 2021
"What seemed tolerable before may not seem tolerable anymore," says a professor at the Yale School of Management.
One in five workers changed their career over the last year, according to a Prudential survey.
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Younger workers are pushing for greater work-life balance

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 3, 2019
They're bringing self-care to work and pushing for more flexibility to have a life.
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My Economy: The personal cost of a year of tariffs

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 19, 2019
For Sam Desai, vice president at RM Metals, a year of tariffs on his balance sheet changed his work habits.
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The Conversation: Work-life balance

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jul 22, 2016
It's a tricky balancing act between working hard and playing hard.
Surely it can't be as hard as this.
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Sunday nights aren't what they used to be

by Beth Teitell
Nov 27, 2015
Has technology freed us from the office — or tethered us to it?
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