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NoDesk

How a Non-Techie Learned to Code from Scratch

My background is in business and apart from being intellectually curious and interested in technology, I have no previous …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 29 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Kiva.

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

How Many Jobs Can be Done at Home?

Our classification implies that 34 percent of U.S. jobs can plausibly be performed at home. We obtain our estimate by …

Things I Write

Working From Home

The connection to the team is less, and so we use different “Remote Work” products in order to fill that gap.

The …

CNN

Airlines will offer fewer choices and higher fares after the coronavirus crisis

A leaner airline industry means some of the 750,000 jobs the industry had at the start of 2020 won’t come back. …

garry's posthaven

Masterclass on Remote Work: Hiring, recruiting, and essential tools (Part 1 of 2)

Today’s a master class in how to run remote work teams, from a team that has been working remotely from nearly the …

Bloomberg

Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers

With so many people working remotely because of the coronavirus, surveillance software is flying off the virtual shelves.

The New York Times

Stop Trying to Be Productive

The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But …

Outside Online

A Backpacker's Guide to Maps

What types to bring, where to find them, and how to make your own.

Inc.

Airlines Are Legally Required to Refund Canceled Flights (but Many Are Refusing to Do So)

An outraged industry insider explains your rights when an airline cancels your flight.

The New York Times

How to See the World When You're Stuck at Home

When you are quarantined or cancel your trip, you can still go on a journey. The secret? The author Reif Larsen says …

Slab Blog

Remote Work Can (And Does) Boost Employee Productivity

Data proves it: Remote work boosts productivity. Here’s why — and how you can empower your remote team to be more …

The Guardian

From Houseparty to Zoom: our digital lives in lockdown

The lockdown across the world has led people to desperately seek out new tools for maintaining their work and social lives …

The New York Times

The Deal Not Taken

During one frantic week, incredible travel offers emerged, only to evaporate as soon as the reality of taking advantage of …

Los Angeles Times

Will the coronavirus solidify our shrinking human contact needs?

The coronavirus, in forcing a swath of humanity to shelter in place for weeks on end, may very well accelerate that digital …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 30 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Argent.

OneZero

Coronavirus Is a Preview of Our Self-Isolating Future

It feels, in some ways, like a dress rehearsal for a future that was already on its way — one in which more and more of us …

The Wall Street Journal

How to Win at Remote Work

Gitlab’s CEO has some advice for CIOs shifting employees and work processes offsite.

Foxbox

How We Onboard Our Remote Engineering and Product Management Team

We used to onboard our new team members the same way as other organizations. We made sure they got their laptop, set up their …

Rado's Blog

Tips & tricks for working from home

I have been working remotely since 2006 (minus 3 years in between). Remote, for me, is more the norm than going to an office. …

Reddit

Nomads who got stuck in a foreign country, what's your story?

I bet there are people in here who got stuck in a foreign country and there must be some with interesting story. What …

The Close Sales Blog

The Remote Sales Survival Guide

The no bullsh!t guide to selling—and surviving—in a time of adversity.

Forge

Why It's So Exhausting to Work From Home

If you’re a person who spent your pre-pandemic work life in a cubicle or office, right now is a good time to throw …

ZDNet

Working from home? Switch off Amazon's Alexa (say lawyers)

One of the byproducts of doing all your work from home is that you might be discussing confidential matters. And who might …

Inc.

Long Commutes Destroy Happiness, Research Shows. Here's What to Do About Them

First, it will surprise no one to learn that “commuting to work” ranks among people’s least favorite …

Ambition & Balance - by Doist

So You've Been Told to Work From Home. Now What?

Advice for individuals, managers, and teams on how to navigate remote work.

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 27 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Automattic.

Reddit

Less Salary because of Remote Work

Has anyone else had the experience that clients are not willing to pay your requested salary because of the simple fact that …

The Correspondent

Why hard work and specialising early is not a recipe for success

Which is better: a generalist or a specialist? Conventional wisdom says the earlier you specialise, the greater your chances …