The more I embraced work-life balance, the more my team followed suit. If my kids were sick (or I was sick), I took the day off. I took fully unplugged vacations during the year and encouraged others to do the same. We set up internal systems so that anyone taking time off had adequate coverage.

The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos and uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown.

Senators will again gather at the Capitol on Sunday in an attempt to negotiate an end to the now 40-day government shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting

It may be that health issues (yours or a family member's) are a barrier to working. It may be that your industry isn't hiring. Or it may be that you don't actually want to return to work, but you're also not happy with your current set of circumstances.

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies. Medicaid, the public health insurance program for the poor and disabled, will undergo its biggest transformation in more than a decade when a new work requirement is added to the program in 2027.

A recent college study found that public service employees who find their work meaningful may be less likely to experience burnout.

"The only notifications I get is from my kids," JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon said about his phone habits at work.

If you are a public sector employee (those working for a government agency), you generally have First Amendment protections. That means you can't usually be fired for your political opinions - but there are limits, especially if your speech disrupts the workplace or violates workplace policies.