I'm a working mom with 2 jobs. They're fulfilling, but I'm burned out and don't have a work-life balance.

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Dawna Jarvis is a hairstylist who founded an agency.

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The best work-life balance advice came from my 24-year-old boss. Here are the 5 lessons I carry with me at every job.

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Slack's Christina Janzer is counting on AI to help workers use their time more effectively in 2024

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How a 4-day workweek inspired people at this company to show up on weekends

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Metex Corporation has seen productivity increase under a four-day workweek.

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Bank CEO says employees get a 2-week 'recharge period' at the end of December with more relaxed work schedules

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Robin Vince says BNY Mellon employees will circle back to bureaucracy in 2024.

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The fight over work-life balance will keep raging in 2024

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Workers and bosses are likely to continue to disagree about how much effort is needed.

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Companies wanted to make Instagram-worthy offices. Instagram commenters roasted them.

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Does an Instagrammable office make it more alluring? A New York Times article highlighted some employers who are fancying up their digs to lure workers back to the office. But reaction on social media was swift — and negative.

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I burned out as a management consultant after debilitating migraines. Now I deal with stress much better — here's my advice.

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Gloria Chan Packer burned out in her management-consulting job in 2017.

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I'm a Gen Zer who finds 9-to-5 life depressing. I wish there was a better way of living.

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'Soul-crushing' and 'depressing': The 9-to-5 is facing a reckoning on social media as users rally against the outdated work schedule

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A TikToker went viral on the platform after complaining about her 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job.

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