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Working from Home, as Imagined by My In-Office Boss

My boss always believed that nothing makes employees productive like being chained to a desk in an office that looks like a …

Nature

Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance

We found that hybrid working improved job satisfaction and reduced quit rates by one-third. The reduction in quit rates was …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Harvard Business Review

Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers

While much has been said about the potential benefits of remote work for women, recent research examines how working from …

Nature

Hybrid working has benefits over fully in-person working — the evidence mounts

Some employers are backing away from hybrid working, but research suggests that they need not be concerned.

Fast Company

New study finds that hybrid work boosts morale—and profits

Stanford researchers found that allowing employees to work from home two days per week caused quit-rates fall to by 35%.

The Wall Street Journal

Quit Being a Cynic at Work. It's Holding You Back.

There are ways to fight the tendency to see the worst in everyone.

HR Brew

World of HR: Portugal updates its digital nomad guidelines

Some countries are changing digital nomad rules as companies shift remote work policies.

The Verge

Remote workers using 'mouse-mover' technology are getting caught

Last month, Wells Fargo reportedly fired over a dozen employees for using tools that fake productivity at work.

YES! Magazine

Reworking Remote

Making workplaces more inclusive requires normalizing accommodations like those offered at the onset of the COVID-19 …

ProPublica

What a Leading State Auditor Says About Fraud, Government Misspending and Building Public Trust

We spoke to a leading state auditor about how remote work and artificial intelligence are ushering in new kinds of fraud in …

Public Policy Institute of California

Who Works from Home?

As working conditions continue to shift, the largest group currently working remotely is college-educated parents of young …

Reddit

Anyone left their job because of RTO?

Rumours has it, our company is planning RTO. I’ve been working remote for over a decade and not planning to go back to …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Condé Nast Traveler

Digital Nomads Can Now Work in Thailand for Up to Five Years

Now, it extends that wide-ranging appeal to remote workers, who can live and work in the country for up to five years thanks …

Most jobs paying $100,000 or more are banning remote work

Bosses want people back in the office, whether it makes sense or not.

Rolling Out

The rise of remote work and what it means for your career

The rise of remote work has fundamentally changed the employment landscape.

The Guardian

Tribunal cases to rise as UK firms push back on remote working, experts say

Lawyers and HR experts expect an increase in employment tribunal cases as companies increasingly clamp down on working from …

Reddit

What's the worst advice for digital nomad you've ever heard

tThere’s a lot of people who are new to DN, is there any advice youve seen given that they should ignore.

The Atlantic

Who Really Benefits From the Great Remote-Work Experiment?

According to one study, women with more job experience suffer the most.

NPR

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and …

Axios

Work friendships fade in remote era

The new, scattered working world is disrupting one of the long-standing traditions of the workplace: making friends with …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Forbes

Returning To The Office Is Not A Quick Fix For Worker Loneliness

Right now, Americans are experiencing a surge in loneliness so profound that the Surgeon General has characterized it as an …

Reuters

Thailand targets tourism boost with longer stays for visitors, students, 'digital nomads'

Thailand’s government said on Tuesday it had approved longer visa stay periods for tourists, postgraduate students and …

MarketWatch

'It's better for humans in general': The four-day workweek is closer than you think

Software companies, big conglomerates and even police departments are experimenting with a concept that no longer feels like …

Financial Times

Countries wooing corporate digital nomads hope to make them stay

Nearly 60 countries are offering remote visas, many with an eye to making visitors permanent residents.

The Hill

High-paying remote work jobs fading fast: Study

Do people who work fully remote have the same, truly the same type of opportunities for career advancement as those that work …

Harvard Business Review

What to Know About Starting Your Career Remotely

Remote work can be a blessing and curse for those just starting their careers. While it has clear benefits (improved …