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Wall Street’s Rigid Culture Bends to Demands for Flexibility at Work

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When Tom Naratil arrived on Wall Street in the 1980s, work-life balance didn’t really exist. For most bankers of his generation, working long hours while missing out on family time wasn’t just necessary to get ahead, it was necessary to not be left behind. But Mr. Naratil, now president of the Swiss bank UBS in… Continue reading Wall Street’s Rigid Culture Bends to Demands for Flexibility at Work

Is Thursday the New Monday? Flexible Working Is in Flux

Back view of business woman talking to her colleagues about business plan in video conference. Multiethnic business team using laptop for a online meeting in video call. Group of businessmen and businesswomen smart working from home.

Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work as the COVID-19 virus suddenly bore down on the world. Now, in a mirror image, they are scrambling to figure out how to bring many of those employees back. Most companies… Continue reading Is Thursday the New Monday? Flexible Working Is in Flux