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Is remote work bad for the economy?

Many political thinkers seem to think so. The evidence is shaky at best.

The Conversation

A journey from work to home is about more than just getting there – the psychological benefits of commuting that remote work doesn't provide

As management scholars who study the interface between peoples’ work and personal lives, we sought to understand what …

Mathew Duggan

Layoffs are Cruel and Don't Work

Let us set aside the morality of layoffs for a moment. Do layoffs work? Are these companies better positioned after they …

The Washington Post

Work Advice: My employer is reneging on its remote-work promise

Is this ‘remote first’ company changing its business model, or just ‘quiet firing’ workers in lieu of …

TIME

As People Return to Offices, It's Back to Misery for America's Working Moms

Evidence suggests that the increase in companies enforcing return-to-office mandates may drive American mothers out of the …

Bloomberg

State Remote Worker Taxes Need High Court Resolution

Though never popular with neighboring state officials, New York’s tax on the income of out-of-state residents working …

Business Insider

Taking a secret 'hush trip' could help with burnout — but might land your company a surprise tax bill

Hush trips are the most recent addition to the growing lexicon at the intersection of work and travel, joining longtime …

BBC

How worker surveillance is backfiring on employers

An increasing number of companies are monitoring their employees. The problem? It’s often doing more harm than good.

The New York Times

Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts

Angst rippled across laptop screens this month, with dozens of companies announcing layoffs and finding ways to breed extra …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

TVP World

Poland introduces remote work into its labour code

The newly introduced legal definition of remote work states that such work can be provided solely or partly from a place …

Business Insider

Remote work hasn't actually saved Americans much time — they're mainly just working more

US workers who get to work from home are using most of their extra time not commuting to work remotely — as opposed to using …

The Intrinsic Perspective

Remote work is the best thing to happen to families in decades

Yet commentators and politicians keep missing it.

Euronews

Spain's digital nomad visa is finally available. Here's everything you need to know

Spain’s long awaited digital nomad visa is finally available.

The remote work visa gives non-EU nationals the chance to …

The Wall Street Journal

The Job Market for Remote Workers Is Shrinking

Remote job opportunities are dwindling as fewer employers feel the need to lure talent with the promise of working from home. …

Quartz

This one-hour exercise helps build high-performing remote teams

A collaboration coach offers an exercise for bringing your team together both near and far.

Project Syndicate

Three Cheers for Hybrid Work

The advantages of remote, and especially hybrid, work seem to outweigh the disadvantages, especially if such work is …

Reddit

What was your favorite destination you have work in?

What was your favorite destination you have work in? The Earth is so big, there are so many destinations, many of them are …

Reddit

Has anyone negotiated a 4 day workweek for a paycut

Has anyone done anything similar? What did you say and how did it go? What day did you choose as your extra day and how much …

Hacker News

Has anyone successfully started their career over in their 30s

Feel like I’ve wasted my life. No marketable skills. Unimpressive résumé. No network. No mentor. No confidence. No …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #264

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 35 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

The Washington Post

New York's Tax Code Is a WFH Nightmare

Living in one state and working remotely for a company based in a different one shouldn’t be such a pain when it comes …

Bloomberg

Remote Work Saves Global Commuters 72 Minutes a Day, Study Finds

Working from home is saving commuters around the world 72 minutes a day, time they’re splitting between their jobs, …

The New York Times

Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much.

The industry’s recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical …

The New Yorker

The Right Not to Be Fun at Work

In a win for workplace dignity, a French high court recently decreed that businesses cannot force their employees to …

The Washington Post

Want to work from Spain? Apply for a new digital nomad visa.

Everything you need to know about Spain’s new program for remote workers.

Hacker News

What does your WFH day/routine look like?

I’m one of those people who are sworn never to return to the office (ok, maybe once a week) as I truly and …

Forbes

Elon Musk Is Now A Fan Of Remote Work

As part of ongoing cost-cutting measures under new owner and CEO Elon Musk, Twitter is shutting down its Seattle offices and …

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Why "Copycat" Layoffs Won't Help Tech Companies — Or Their Employees

“Layoffs kill people,” says Jeffrey Pfeffer. And they don’t cut costs or improve productivity.