The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

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As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

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Too much will burn you out. Too little can leave you lonely.

Why does it feel like working from home is giving me ADHD?

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Illustration of speech bubbles protruding from smartphones.

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Remote workers are clinging to work-from-home jobs, even if they aren't that happy

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Jackie (left) and Megan both work remotely and can't imagine going back to work in an office.

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5 businesses you can start from home with little or no money

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Starting a business from home has never been easier.
Starting a business from home has never been easier.

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How 3 years of work from home have changed the US economy forever

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Jack Coopersmith sits outside his apartment and takes part in a remote meeting while working from home in May 22, 2020.

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Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff at 2:30 a.m. telling them the 'office is not optional,' report says

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Elon Musk acquired Twitter in late October.

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Remote jobs have some workers feeling like college kids again: They play in the afternoon and work at night

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Some remote workers are doing anything but work in the afternoons, Stanford researchers found.

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I'm an Amazon employee who likes working in person. I think our return-to-office plan falls short, so I'm quitting to work somewhere with a stronger office presence.

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"It's crazy because Amazon will probably think I'm quitting because I want to work from home, but it's actually the opposite," an employee told Insider.

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I'm an Amazon employee who's worked remotely since 2021. Now that we're returning to the office soon, I worry I'll lose the productivity and work-life balance I perfected during the pandemic.

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An Amazon program manager who has never set foot in the office says she dreads the enforcement of Andy Jassy's return-to-office mandate come May.

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Google's CEO touts desk-sharing, says the office can feel like a 'ghost town' with many employees in the office just 2 days a week: CNBC

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai reminded Google employees to be mindful of spending.

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