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Apr 2021
14m 32s

No Zoom Fridays & Remote Work Policies t...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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Iwan Barankay, Wharton Associate Professor of Management and Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, discusses Citigroup's rollout of "No Zoom Fridays" and how other companies will approach instituting work-life balance policies in this next phase of hybrid work.

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