Problems when return-to-office order pits spouse against spouse

Problems when return-to-office order pits spouse against spouse
The evidence shows that when it comes to the balance of labour in their relationship, most couples engage in self-deception. (Image: Depositphotos)
Bloomberg
By Sarah Green Carmichael The return-to-office tug of war is playing out not only between bosses and employees but between spouses. Corporate insistence that workers show up at the office sets up a conflict between two-career couples at home.Many households established new routines during the work-from-home era that allowed them to divvy up responsibilities – grocery shopping, laundry, waiting for the electrician – more equitably than in the past. And the earlier, voluntary stages of the return-to-office (RTO) push allowed...

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