The Bureau conducted research on more than 3 million workers and found that since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, the common work day has grown by about 48 minutes. [newline]The same factor seemly happened through the “Great Recession” a decade ago when one-third of workers reported the economy had worsened their work-life balance as they took on more hours. And, flexible at-home work schedules afford opportunities to take breaks and step outside, attend to medical appointments and private issues, and work at times of day when feeling most efficient. Some of the job recovery occurred in the manufacturing and service sectors …