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		benibela on Jan 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An alternative argument for why women leave STEM I am in academia, because I do not want to work in an office. I do not want to leave my apartment before 11am Did not work out, since I now have an office, but at least I can show up at 2pm without being fired.

skybrian on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

A lot of jobs in the software industry have flexible hours.

AlexCoventry on Jan 17, 2020 | [–]

Or remote work, in which case you don't have to leave your apartment at all if you don't feel like it.

benibela on Jan 18, 2020 | | [–]

As student I used to say that I will never accept a job that is not remote work. But they are harder to find than expected

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