How the Side Hustler Life Is Redefining 'Work-Life' Balance It's about more than babies and friends -- work-life balance can also mean finding career fulfillment through a side hustle.

We talk a lot about maintaining a healthy work-life balance. And rightly so. It's a good thing that employers are giving people with kids more leeway to let them be both good parents and good workers. But what if your baby is, in fact, a little startup you're running on the side? Odds are that's not covered by what many companies think of as "work-life balance." It definitely wasn't at my old company.

But it should be at yours.

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