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Topic: work-life balance

Emma Grede at the 2024 Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala held at Paramount Studios on Feb. 3, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images/Variety)

Work-life balance isn't a perk

Haley Woznyj
Merritt Wever and Zach Cherry in "Severance" (Courtesy of Apple TV+)

No, don't bring your best self to work

Melanie McFarland
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Praise Kier, "Severance" still works

Melanie McFarland
Desperate businessman working in the office late at night and overloaded with work (Getty Images)

The fight for a healthy approach to work

Tom Boggioni - Alternet
Lance Reddick as Albert and Paola Nunez as Evelyn in "Resident Evil" (Netflix)

In Resident Evil, work/life balance dies

Melanie McFarland

Silicon Valley's gender problem

Rachel Leah
(<a href='https://www.shutterstock.com/g/kaninstudio'>NEstudio</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The pursuit of happiness

David Masciotra
(Getty/Poike)

Stress: A sad status symbol

Erin Coulehan
(AP)

BJ Epstein - The Conversation
A photo of the author (lower right), covering Chris Christie's visit to Mexico City, Sept. 4, 2014. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

Twin campaigns

Heather Haddon
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-54809p1.html'>dotshock</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

RIP: Work-life balance

Chris Smith
Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks in "Mad Men" (AP/Michael Yarish/amc)

The sexist American workplace

Katie McDonough
Elisabeth Moss (AP/Donald Traill)

Jenny Kutner
(AP/Darron Cummings)

America's "free time" problem

Matt Saccaro
Bill de Blasio (AP/Hans Pennink)

De Blasio's vacation lesson

Katie McDonough
Sheryl Sandberg, Anne-Marie Slaughter (Denise Applewhite)

Elissa Strauss
(Dusit/Shutterstock)

Rosella Eleanor LaFevre - Pacific Standard
(Shutterstock)

Katie McDonough
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