The Guardian
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts …
Productivity Remote WorkThe Guardian
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts …
Productivity Remote WorkIt sounds cliche but I’ve come to fully realize this after two years digital nomading around the world. Everywhere has …
Digital NomadHarvard Business Review
You got the job offer! Now you have to decide whether or not to take it. It’s impossible to predict exactly how a job …
CareerBusiness Insider
A McKinsey survey suggests flexible hybrid work setups can boost sales growth by more than office-only or remote-only setups. …
Remote WorkNoDesk
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkCBC
It’s possible to plan for heat in cities, with more trees, better windows and even daylighting streams.
LifeThe Wall Street Journal
The ‘digital natives’ baffle teachers and parents with their lack of typing skills.
LifeThe Conversation
In recognition of the discomfort people may feel around passing a bowel motion at work, the Queensland Department of Health …
Health WorkThe Wall Street Journal
AI and general streamlining efforts leave tech workers in a tough labor market.
WorkNewsweek
Amajority of remote workers would quit their jobs if forced to return to the office, according to a new study.
Remote WorkFortune
It comes with big upsides, like less commuting time, along with a few downsides, like sometimes a less robust office culture. …
Remote WorkCNN
Currently, there’s no shortage of economic uncertainty — the bulk of which stems from the US presidential election …
WorkWorld Economic Forum
Meaningful work isn’t only about fair wages and benefits – it encompasses a sense of purpose, growth opportunities and …
WorkHacker News
I am depressed and burned out for quite some time already, unfortunately my brain still couldn’t recover from it.
Take …
Health WorkRoss Pettit
Tech firms large and small once lured labor by values: who you are not what you know makes us a better community; how we work …
WorkNoDesk
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkPsyPost
New research published in the Journal of Personality reveals that prolonged unemployment is strongly correlated with loss of …
Career HealthThe Wall Street Journal
Companies are unknowingly hiring North Koreans for hundreds of low-level jobs, giving Pyongyang access to cash and IP.
Remote WorkThe Guardian
Accounting firm tells its 26,000 workers move is to ensure workers spend ‘minimum of three days a week’ in …
Remote Work WorkFast Company
New research shows that remote workers have reduced their time at work and increased their time in leisure substantially …
Remote WorkYale News
In a new study, Yale researchers uncover how the brain, during sleep, replays and bundles many of the experiences that occur …
HealthMedium
Questions for when your interviewer says “Do you have any questions for me?”
CareerThe New Yorker
A leading computer scientist says it’s “educability,” not intelligence, that matters most.
LearningInternational Monetary Fund
A fivefold increase in remote work since the pandemic could boost economic growth and bring wider benefits.
Remote WorkThe Guardian
Chris Ellison, of Perth-based mining firm Mineral Resources, has already banned working from home.
Remote WorkBusiness Insider
New data shows traveler demand for short-term rentals is stalling or waning in some parts of the US and for certain types of …
TravelNoDesk
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkReuters
Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you’ve left for home?
Australian employees can …
WorkBloomberg
There’s a whole class of “layoff influencers” now, as more people open up — maybe too much — about getting …
CareerFortune
As companies struggle to compete for the best job candidates, organizations that offer work from home options may be best …
Remote WorkSera Milbank, Ella McCall | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis has announced new conditions to New Zealand’s visitor visas settings, allowing visitors to work remotely for an overseas employer or client while they are in New Zealand. The “digital nomad visa” is aimed at attracting more tourism to New Zealand, by allowing travellers coming to New Zealand to continue working for their overseas employers or clients, without breaching the conditions of their visitor visas.
Sydney Lake | Fortune
Remote workers are accepting lower salaries in order to work from home. Some are taking as much as 5% to 15% less pay to do so, while other employers are reversing the strategy to entice workers to come to the office at higher salaries.
Polly Thompson, Jyoti Mann | Business Insider
In an email sent on Friday morning, CEO Michael Dell said that from March, the company would expect all employees living within roughly an hour of offices to be at their desks five days a week.
Kathryn B. Creedy | BBC
Ever wondered why flight times seem to be getting longer? It’s called “padding”, a phenomenon that helps airlines arrive on time – but at a cost.
Aki Ito | Business Insider
Why have Zoomers replaced boomers as the most burned-out generation?
Jennifer Liu | CNBC
With the new year comes new goals, and for some CEOs that includes issuing fresh return-to-office mandates for their workers.
Zoë Cullen, Christopher Stanton | Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
More organizations are asking employees to return to offices, but many employees would rather take a pay cut than commute. Research by Zoë Cullen and Christopher Stanton puts a value on remote work.
DJ DiDonna | Harvard Business Review
A research-based primer on getting the most out of an extended leave from work.
Ashley Belanger | Ars Technica
US agencies wasting billions on empty offices a “embarrassment,” RTO memo says.
David A. Patterson | Communications of the ACM
Sharing 16 life lessons, and nine magic words.
Daniel | NoDesk
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Seher Asaf, Kathryn Armstrong | BBC
New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to attract so-called “digital nomads” - people who travel while working remotely - in an attempt to boost tourism.
Mert Bulan
It’s been over a year since one of the most significant turning points in my life, and it’s time to reflect on that.
UBS
In an era of remote work, many hoped for greater gender equity. Yet Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work shows there’s more to it.
Katrien Devolder | The University of Oxford
Instead of asking whether remote workers are lazy, we should ask whether, and how, different working arrangements enable people to direct their effort more effectively to the right goal.
Lizzie Enfield | BBC
Sweden’s long, cold nights might put you off going there in winter, unless, that is, you are in search of that elusive 21st-Century luxury: a good night’s sleep.
Julia Richardson | The Conversation
According to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), about 10% of federal workers are fully remote. The impact of this order will be far-reaching.
Lily Zheng | Harvard Business Review
How a new framework built around fairness, access, inclusion, and representation can succeed where DEI has failed.
Zoe Conway | BBC
Working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”, the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned.
Emma Goldberg | The New York Times
Amazon, JPMorgan and others have been telling their employees that remote work is over. Now federal employees have been ordered to come to work in person, too.
John | World Day
Forget the tourist-packed Piazzas and crowded museums – Florence’s hidden nomad scene offers a tantalizing blend of old-world charm and digital-age connectivity. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, this Italian gem now fosters a quiet revolution, attracting remote workers seeking inspiration amid its cobblestone streets and artistic legacy.
Daniel | NoDesk
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Russell Baylis
I work from home everyday, I am susceptible to eye strain, eye pain, and dizziness. Having a working environment that’s as easy on my eyes as possible is of critical importance. I hope that by sharing what I’ve learned, it can be helpful to you if you work from home, and like many, have experienced WFH eye strain.
Anna Holmes | The New York Times
Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.
JasminePacahanas | Reddit
I’m wondering how many of you have a remote job while traveling and how many of you have your own businesses/ freelancing/ selling your own products.
Getting a fully remote job nowadays is extremely difficult considering everyone wants to work remotely. Is it even worth chasing a remote job?