Photo: #KPMG senior manager Kelvin Brown is seen working on his laptop from his beef cattle farm near the small Australian town of Harden, four hours' drive away from his office in Sydney.
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KPMG senior manager Kelvin Brown is seen working on his laptop from his beef cattle farm near the small Australian town of Harden, four hours' drive away from his office in Sydney. (Photo by LAWRENCE BARTLETT/AFP/Getty Images)

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The work-at-home spillover

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/14/2007, 10:06 a.m.

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Workers have more flexibility at work than ever before, but there's a tradeoff. As more people work from home, the separation between work and home life becomes blurred.

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  • Sue Shellenbarger: Writes the "Work & Family" column for the Wall Street Journal. She's the author of "Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis is Transforming Today's Women." (Henry Holt and Co. 2005)

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