Remote Work Really Does Mean Longer Days — And More Meetings

By Jena McGregor, Washington Post: Business
Tue, 08/04/2020 - 1:47am

Those who sense that this grand experiment in working from home comes with plenty of downsides — longer days, more meetings and more email to answer — are now backed up by data.

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