Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → May → 9 → ‘Flexible’ and stretched too thin: How mothers deal with work and family in a pandemic ‘Flexible’ and stretched too thin: How mothers deal with work and family in a pandemic By ARNETH ASIDDAO MANILA — Working from home is a privilege not everyone can afford. It wasn’t even an option for blue-collar workers whose routines were brought to a screeching halt during the country’s first hard lockdown when major highways were emptied, factories were shut down and construction sites were abandoned. As office employees warmed up to remote work, manual laborers warmed up the engines of 10-wheelers and industrial machines. The country needed the economy to be back up and running.