The millennial mind is a wandering one which relies on taking time off from work and going on regular vacations.

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DesLauriers is taking time off from work to deal with her loss.

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Some parents said they had been taking time off from work to make the extra commute, paying money out of pocket for cabs before receiving reimbursement from the city, or simply staying home with their children.

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Jennifer Milano, who is taking time off from freelance work to take advantage, grabbed a pass right away.

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Some of them said they were undocumented workers, others legal immigrants, taking off time from work to be here.

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