{"id":4205,"date":"2013-03-10T06:23:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2023-01-08T09:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T17:22:38","slug":"business-english-news-22-telecommuting-back-to-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/10\/business-english-news-22-telecommuting-back-to-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"BEN 22 &#8211; Telecommuting: Back to the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4205-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN22-Telecommuting.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN22-Telecommuting.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN22-Telecommuting.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telecommuting560x225.jpg\" alt=\"Business English News 22 - Telecommuting\" title=\"BEN 22 - Telecommuting\" width=\"560\" height=\"215\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4209\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this <a title=\"Business English News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-news\/\">Business English News<\/a> lesson, we look at trends in the workplace, particularly changing attitudes to telecommuting.<\/p>\n<p>The question of &#8220;live to work or work to live&#8221; has been around for decades, with many employees trying to strike that perfect work-life balance. 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