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Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus

Love it or hate it, millions of workers are figuring out a new work-life balance as more employers try to curb the spread of the coronavirus by ordering them to stay away from the office.
Source: Malte Mueller

Early one morning last week, Cindy Ruiz joined the ranks of newly remote workers, now millions strong. Dun & Bradstreet, the financial data firm where Ruiz works in sales, closed its office after reports of coronavirus cases near San Mateo, Calif.

For many, the widespread embrace of remote work is a welcome change they've always wanted. They're reacting on social media the way kids celebrate snow

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