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Between feeling icky during your morning meeting to trying to avoid falling asleep at your desk, it’s definitely tough to be pregnant at the office. You’d love to work from home during the next few months but you’re concerned that your boss won’t agree to a work-from-home arrangement. Get your boss to agree to let you work from home during your pregnancy with these tips.

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Between feeling icky during your morning meeting to trying to avoid falling asleep at your desk, it’s definitely tough to be pregnant at the office. You’d love to work from home during the next few months but you’re concerned that your boss won’t agree to a work-from-home arrangement. Get your boss to agree to let you work from home during your pregnancy with these tips.

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Several months ago, I was talking to a college senior about her career plans. She wanted a job with flexible hours, and I asked why. The young woman said she wanted the freedom to take a short nap right after lunch when her energy flagged the most and the ability to work late at night when her brain was sharpest.

If I had made a comment like this when looking for my first job 16 years ago, I would have been laughed out of the room. But coming from a college student today, the request doesn’t sound all that strange.

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Several months ago, I was talking to a college senior about her career plans. She wanted a job with flexible hours, and I asked why. The young woman said she wanted the freedom to take a short nap right after lunch when her energy flagged the most and the ability to work late at night when her brain was sharpest.

If I had made a comment like this when looking for my first job 16 years ago, I would have been laughed out of the room. But coming from a college student today, the request doesn’t sound all that strange.

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Flex Working

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You love being a working mama. Your commute into the office every day? Not so much. You just know that if you had a little more time and ease in your life, you could be the rockstar at the office and at home, too. And you believe that finding a flexibl… Continue reading →