Before we get started, I want to clear the air.Â
Yes, I read spoilers. Yes, I am human. Yes, Iâm probably going to hell, but thatâs for unrelated reasons. Yes, I still enjoy consuming âspoiledâ media.Â
I usually make my guesses about characterization, plot and twists and turns, all within the first five to ten minutes of a movie. Then, out comes the phone, Google loading results for âfull synopsis of [insert title here]â faster than the main character does their oh-so-quirky thing for the first time. With a quick scroll, I skim over the plot, first checking for any animal deaths or scenes that might raise personal issues. Then, I sit back and enjoy the show. Arguably more than those stumbling around in the spoilerless darkness beside me.Â
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The pandemic has upended how we work, and employers have found creative ways to retain hard workers.
Parents and other caregivers need more flexibility to manage their jobs and their families at the same time.
Employers can help by looking at their employees lives holistically and making adjustments.
During the depths of the pandemic, business owners had to get creative about keeping their best employees especially moms, who were more likely to have to quit their jobs to care for school-age kids and sick family members. Now, with a light at the end of the tunnel, many entrepreneurs have no desire to go back to 2019.
Humour is hot, Covid baggage is not: Pandemic may have changed dating forever
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Humour is hot, Covid baggage is not: Pandemic may have changed dating foreverBy Sara Aridi, New York Times
Last Updated: May 10, 2021, 05:47 PM IST
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Eons ago, romance often involved dinner and a movie, a few drinks in a crowded bar or a goodnight kiss intimate experiences the pandemic abruptly replaced with social distancing, mask-wearing and the threat of catching a deadly disease.
Simply put, dating in 2020 was “really scary,” as Monica Zahl, a graduate student in Brooklyn, said recently. “There’s nothing less sexy than, like, risking your physical well-being.”
Sara Aridi, The New York Times
Published: 09 May 2021 12:28 PM BdST
Updated: 09 May 2021 12:28 PM BdST Boundaries. Meaningful connections. “Covid baggage.” Here’s what dating will look in a post-pandemic world. (Cécile Gariépy/The New York Times)
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Simply put, dating in 2020 was “really scary,” as Monica Zahl, a graduate student in Brooklyn, said recently. “There’s nothing less sexy than, like, risking your physical well-being.”
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During the depths of the pandemic, business owners had to get creative about keeping their best employees especially moms, who were more likely to have to quit their jobs to care for school-age kids and sick family members. Now, with a light at the end of the tunnel, many entrepreneurs have no desire to go back to 2019.
Their pandemic-era strategies, devised to help hold onto parents, are helping them retain valued employees, recruit talent, and often, work more efficiently. Here are the parent-friendly strategies that entrepreneurs are employing for the long haul:
1. Keep working from home, mostly.
There s no doubt that the pandemic has had lasting effects on attitudes about remote work. While only 13 percent of companies say they re giving up their offices for good, only 17 percent plan to go back to the office full time. And a number of entrepreneurs say this sort of flexibility is exactly what working parents need.