Is answering work emails on the day of your child’s birth OK? Twitter responds

After tweeting an anecdote of an academic responding to her email the same day as their child was born, Rachael Pells was surprised by the response from other academics on Twitter

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May 10, 2018

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Rachael Pells

Twitter: @rachaelpells

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