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How to Protect Work-Life Balance in the Fashion and Beauty Industries

Industry insiders share advice on how employees in notoriously competitive fields like fashion and beauty can protect their working hours and set professional boundaries while achieving career goals and growth.
An image shows two people standing side-by-side on a cobblestone plaza in direct sunlight. Both are shown from the neck down, wearing long, structured overcoats and carrying black leather briefcases. The person on the left wears an olive green wool coat over a long, pleated dark skirt and chunky black boots. The person on the right wears a floor-length black coat with white buttons and black leather heeled boots. Long shadows stretch across the light-colored pavement behind them.
In recent years, fashion and beauty employees have reassessed — and are increasingly reasserting — their priorities outside the office. (Pexels)

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About the author
Dan Hastings
Dan Hastings

Dan Hastings is the Commercial Features Editor at The Business of Fashion (BoF). Based in London, he oversees BoF Careers’ content, including the “Building a Career in Fashion and Beauty” and “Insider Advice” series, and writes, edits and presents partner-commissioned work.

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