As people postulate how the country may be forever changed by the pandemic, we can hope that one major shift will be a move away from the harmful assumption that a 24/7 work culture is working well for anyone. ![]() The Covid-19 crisis has shoved work and home lives under the same roof for many families like ours, and the struggle to manage it all is now visible to peers and bosses. We attempt to wedge the rest of the workday into the early mornings and post-bedtime. Our own conference calls are scheduled for naptime and occasionally interrupted by a request for potty. For the two of us, our daughters’ virtual morning preschool meeting is one more item to be juggled as we attempt to work full-time from home without childcare. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter.Īs if being a working parent didn’t already include enough moving pieces to manage, even toddlers are now having standing teleconferences. ![]() In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers.
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