{"id":23298,"date":"2022-08-26T05:45:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23298"},"modified":"2022-09-30T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:12:46","slug":"flexible-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/08\/flexible-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Working"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps, there is a debate on how much change the pandemic has brought about in the way we work. Is our newfound work flexibility a boon or a bane for workers and the management?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and read the transcript to know more about being able to work with so much flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\/ep-210715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\/ep-210715<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Personally, what are your thoughts on flexible working? <\/li><li>What sort of flexibility do you have at work?<\/li><li>Is it possible for the 9-to-5 jobs to become a thing of the past? 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