Remote Jobs Mean Some Workers Run Errands, Play in the Afternoon
New research has found remote workers are driving a spike in weekday-afternoon golfing. Like college students, they're using their afternoons for fun.
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New research has found remote workers are driving a spike in weekday-afternoon golfing. Like college students, they're using their afternoons for fun.
"I don't know why jobs don't understand many workers can work anywhere," a remote worker who went to Vegas says. "Work from home should be flexible."
"My motto is: If you ask for permission, someone might say no," one employee told Insider. "But if you don't ask, it's kind of like no harm, no foul."
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