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Mar 2022
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Meta takes remote work to the extreme

Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English Instructors
About this episode
Skip Montreux takes a look at a recent Wall Street Journal article that reported on Meta Platform Inc.’s (Facebook & Instagram) remote working policy. He summarizes the key points of the article, gives his opinion on the pros and cons of working remotely, and then looks at vocabulary surrounding this issue. 
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