Canadian Living 2019-10-01

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a schedule that allowed her to work from

home. “The commute would have been an

hour and a half, so having to go into an

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While working from home can allow

for the extra time to tackle household

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“I’ve been

able to enjoy

more time

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family while

still leading

a very

productive

worklife.”

“Working remotely certainly isn’t the norm

in every workplace culture, but the benefits for

both employers and employees are plenty”