Working + perimenopause can be hella hard

...and now we have more big numbers to prove it

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A Mayo Clinic study out this week estimates US$1.8 billion in lost work time per year due to women experiencing menopause symptoms, a number that leaps to US$26.6 billion annually when medical expenses are added. That second figure takes into account direct excess medical expenses to women, adjusting for inflation,…