They can attend the pre-school holiday parties or pick up a sick child from school and still make it back home for a 1PM conference call.

比如，她们可以参加学前节日派对或者去学校接生病的孩子，然后在下午1点准时出席电话会议，还可以在晚上和午睡时间工作，进而节省一笔雇保姆的支出（我现在正在这么做）。

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