As much as Raitt missed her time off from work, her fans missed her.
Dr Jones found that more women than men took time off from work or study.
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The millennial mind is a wandering one which relies on taking time off from work and going on regular vacations.
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DesLauriers is taking time off from work to deal with her loss.
Some parents said they had been taking time off from work to make the extra commute, paying money out of pocket for cabs before receiving reimbursement from the city, or simply staying home with their children.
Some of the essays are from women who have chosen not to have kids, some are from women who took time off from work to have kids and are now struggling to get back into the working world, and some are from women who stopped working when they had kids.
Jennifer Milano, who is taking time off from freelance work to take advantage, grabbed a pass right away.
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Some of them said they were undocumented workers, others legal immigrants, taking off time from work to be here.
They lack the paid-time-off-from-work entitlements that in comparison countries make it easier for single parents to balance caregiving and jobholding.
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Neil was forced to take time off work and even needed medication from his doctor.
The waitress has to take time off work because her son is suffering from a terrible respiratory disease.
His supporters included Bill and Hillary Clinton, who took time off from their studies at Yale Law School to work on his campaign.
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These include the freedom to manage atypical hours, work from home or take time off to volunteer at a favorite charity.
Of the Mind donors questioned, 27% said they would lie to their boss if they had to take time off work because of mental stress, pretending they were suffering from physical rather than emotional problems.
Once again she's hunting for full-time work, a search that's been going on since she was laid off from her position at a health department in June 2008.
Pires finished off from close range after good work from defender Kolo Toure three minutes before half-time.
Many areas of the company will allow you to work from home if needed and they are very flexible with allowing you to take time off whenever you want to.
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