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With her husband away in the Royal Navy for months at a time, it was going to be left to her to juggle childcare, commuting and working long hours. It promised to be stressful and tiring, and she would barely see her young daughter midweek.<\/p>\n
Then the lockdown arrived while Ms Green was on still on maternity leave. When she did return to work in the summer, it was from her home in Monmouthshire.<\/p>\n
Without a lengthy commute, she could enjoy breakfast with her daughter Bethan, and then finish work in time for tea.<\/p>\n
“It would have been difficult to fit getting Bethan to nursery and me to work, on time,” says Ms Green. “Working from home has made it easier for sure.<\/p>\n
“It is much more manageable now. It wouldn’t have been sustainable before.”<\/p>\n
Janina Johanna Sibelius, a mother of two children, aged nine and 11 agrees that working from home has made her life easier.<\/p>\n
“My company is very understanding,” says the 40-year-old, who lives in London, and works in publishing. “As long as I get the job done there is no pressure to waste hours in front of a screen just so that you can say you worked certain hours.<\/p>\n
“There is no point doing that when you work in a team of professionals who know how to do their jobs. There is trust that everyone will do what needs to be done to achieve the common goals.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n