As I look back on my own experiences, there were nights when I came homefromwork long after the children were in bed and I was too tired for even a bowl of soup.
And with the average commuter now spending almost two hours a day traveling between home, work and back again, both employers and workers can gain from a more flexible approach.
The home side did work their way back into the game against the visitors from Edinburgh who were largely anonymous as an attacking force and a Blackman header squirmed across the six-yard box.
Apparently Marissa Meyer is trying to whip the company back into shape and wants to reign in employees who have flexible working arrangements and workfromhome.
Phelan did raise the possibility that Rooney could be back for the club's Premier League home match with Wigan on 21 November, if his conditioning work away from the glare of the British media goes well.