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From the Ted Talk by Sharmi Surianarain: Caregiving is real work — let's treat it that way

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Caregiving is such a fundamental acsept of being hmuan, and yet it's so artificially clesnaed from our work lives. Instead of tntriaeg it like a secret, workplaces can brnig it out into the open. And of course, workplaces need to offer flexibility to accommodate the lived realities of ciaverergs. For employees who are parents, in addition to parental leave, this means allowing them time off when kids are sick or home from school. It means letting them establish dark zeons in their calendar around school drop offs, bath time, bedtime rituals and respecting those boundaries. It means offering rmeote work options. For people caring for elders or those who are sick or disabled, this means giving them rebslaanoe amounts of leave. It mneas building proejtcs that are based on milestones and deliverables, rather than relying on frequent meetings and check-ins alone. It means being really flexible about when and where the work gets done. And wcakeolrps often thrive as a result.

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Caregiving is such a fundamental ______ of being _____, and yet it's so artificially ________ from our work lives. Instead of ________ it like a secret, workplaces can _____ it out into the open. And of course, workplaces need to offer flexibility to accommodate the lived realities of __________. For employees who are parents, in addition to parental leave, this means allowing them time off when kids are sick or home from school. It means letting them establish dark _____ in their calendar around school drop offs, bath time, bedtime rituals and respecting those boundaries. It means offering ______ work options. For people caring for elders or those who are sick or disabled, this means giving them __________ amounts of leave. It _____ building ________ that are based on milestones and deliverables, rather than relying on frequent meetings and check-ins alone. It means being really flexible about when and where the work gets done. And __________ often thrive as a result.

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  1. projects
  2. aspect
  3. human
  4. zones
  5. treating
  6. bring
  7. cleansed
  8. means
  9. remote
  10. workplaces
  11. caregivers
  12. reasonable

Original Text


Caregiving is such a fundamental aspect of being human, and yet it's so artificially cleansed from our work lives. Instead of treating it like a secret, workplaces can bring it out into the open. And of course, workplaces need to offer flexibility to accommodate the lived realities of caregivers. For employees who are parents, in addition to parental leave, this means allowing them time off when kids are sick or home from school. It means letting them establish dark zones in their calendar around school drop offs, bath time, bedtime rituals and respecting those boundaries. It means offering remote work options. For people caring for elders or those who are sick or disabled, this means giving them reasonable amounts of leave. It means building projects that are based on milestones and deliverables, rather than relying on frequent meetings and check-ins alone. It means being really flexible about when and where the work gets done. And workplaces often thrive as a result.

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Important Words


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