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NPR

A woman is ordered to repay $2,000 after her employer used software to track her time

When Canadian accountant Karlee Besse was fired for being unproductive at her job, she found herself up against not only her …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #250

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 39 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

World Economic Forum

How skills-based organizations can use AI to create the jobs of tomorrow

Traditionally, employees were matched to roles based on their qualifications and organizational reporting structures, as …

Reddit

I was Scott from Scott's Cheap Flights. Now I'm Scott from Going. I'm a professional cheap flight expert here to help your 2023 travel plans.

I have a weird and wonderful job: I find cheap flights to help people travel more.

Harvard Business Review

Managers, Stop Distracting Your Employees

The rise of remote work has made corporate leaders paranoid, thinking they must monitor their employees’ every digital …

Fortune

Remote work turns out to be a much better deal for men than for women, new study on 'gendered differences' finds

Work experiences have always varied based on gender, and it’s looking like those differences can bleed into the home …

The Washington Post

U.S. cities are failing to address the remote-work revolution

I confess I am still surprised that they aren’t treating the remote work revolution like the five-alarm fire it is.

World Economic Forum

Want to future-proof your organization? Build a global talent pool

A global talent pool can help organizations adapt to evolving market needs and achieve higher levels of performance and …

WIRED

Welcome to Digital Nomadland

A Portuguese island created a village for remote workers, promising community to the newcomers and prosperity to the …

The New York Times

Yes, Your Job Is Important. But It's Not All-Important.

Here is how to think about the gulf between what you should do and what you can do.

Reddit

Anyone else not really vibe with DN communities?

I think a lot of it had to do with the people I met, especially other DN’s. I feel like a hypocrite to sit here and be …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #256

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 40 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

CNBC

California forces companies to show pay on job listings, revealing big tech salaries

A new law that went into effect this week requires most California employers to disclose salaries on job listings. …

Fortune

Employees and managers have a key disagreement about one factor of remote work that affects productivity

After almost three years of working from home, managers are very much not on the same page as their workers when it comes to …

The New York Times

Getting Rid of Remote Work Will Take More Than a Downturn

As the economy slows, a handful of prominent C.E.O.s have tried to put an end to remote work. But some economists say that …

Reddit

My Wife and I work full time remotely from our 44 ft sailing catamaran.

We live full time on our Lagoon 440 sailing catamaran. In our first 14 months, we have sailed over 3500 nautical miles.

POLITICO Magazine

Portugal's digital nomad bubble poised to pop

Tech entrepreneurs cool on the country as locals protest against rising costs and gentrification.

National Geographic

The science of why you have great ideas in the shower

It has nothing to do with getting clean—and everything to do with your state of mind.

Bloomberg

Will Remote Work Continue in 2023?

With recession worries growing, power may shift back to employers and threaten perks gained during the pandemic.

Bloomberg

Zoom, Teams, Slack Are Wreaking Havoc on Employee Productivity

Shifting between multiple apps to get stuff done drains workers’ time, efficiency and engagement. Can anything be done? …

Philipp Hauer's Blog

Lessons Learned from the Book 'Effective Remote Work'

I enjoyed reading “Effective Remote Work” by James Stanier. I wrote down my lessons learned.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #248

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 41 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

BBC

No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights

Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use their phones to full effect in the sky.

The European …

Intelligencer

Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America's Cities In order to survive, cities must let developers convert office buildings into housing.

The “work from home” revolution has been very good for political columnists who like to write shirtless in pajama …

The New York Times

Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill

The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out …

The Wall Street Journal

Laid Off Tech Workers Quickly Find New Jobs

Openings across the economy are down from highs but far exceed the number of unemployed Americans.

Reddit

What was your favorite stop in 2022 and why?

Where did you stay that you enjoyed the most? How long were you there? What made it so great?

World Economic Forum

Hybrid working: Why there's a widening gap between leaders and employees

Researchers at Ipsos analyzed more than 540,000 survey responses revealing attitudes to hybrid working in 95 countries. The …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #265

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 45 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.