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The On-Demand Economy Serves At-Home Caregivers and Remote Workers
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Working from home can mean greater flexibility and availability to take care of children and elderly relatives who may have unexpected emergencies. Instead of being stuck with a long commute, we are already home and can more easily swing by the school to pick up sick children. We can take a call in private and rush to help an elderly parent who has fallen. Working from home has not meant that we work less or have more time for ourselves, however. Rather, the lines of separation between work and family have dissolved. We now work longer hours, later into the...