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NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

PsyPost

Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy, rather than efforts to regain control

New research published in the Journal of Personality reveals that prolonged unemployment is strongly correlated with loss of …

The Wall Street Journal

North Korean Spies Are Infiltrating U.S. Companies Through IT Jobs

Companies are unknowingly hiring North Koreans for hundreds of low-level jobs, giving Pyongyang access to cash and IP.

The Guardian

PwC to start tracking working locations of all UK employees

Accounting firm tells its 26,000 workers move is to ensure workers spend ‘minimum of three days a week’ in …

Fast Company

Remote work does make more time for work-life balance. Here's the data

New research shows that remote workers have reduced their time at work and increased their time in leisure substantially …

Yale News

Sleep on it: How the brain processes many experiences — even when 'offline'

In a new study, Yale researchers uncover how the brain, during sleep, replays and bundles many of the experiences that occur …

Medium

Three Critical Questions to Turn the Tables During Technical Interviews

Questions for when your interviewer says “Do you have any questions for me?”

The New Yorker

What Does It Really Mean to Learn?

A leading computer scientist says it’s “educability,” not intelligence, that matters most.

International Monetary Fund

Working From Home Is Powering Productivity

A fivefold increase in remote work since the pandemic could boost economic growth and bring wider benefits.

The Guardian

'Hold them captive': Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee

Chris Ellison, of Perth-based mining firm Mineral Resources, has already banned working from home.

Business Insider

Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. It's losing some travelers to hotels.

New data shows traveler demand for short-term rentals is stalling or waning in some parts of the US and for certain types of …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Reuters

Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours

Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you’ve left for home?

Australian employees can …

Bloomberg

Losing Your Job Used to Be Shameful. Now It's a Whole Identity

There’s a whole class of “layoff influencers” now, as more people open up — maybe too much — about getting …

Fortune

Most recruiters say that remote work has improved the quality of their talent pool

As companies struggle to compete for the best job candidates, organizations that offer work from home options may be best …

Bill Mei

Remote is not the future of work, it is the past

If remote work is good enough to build a country, it’s good enough to build a tech company.

CNBC

Spain will pay digital nomads and remote workers in tech up to $17,000 to move to a rural region: Here's what to know

This month, the local government of Extremadura, Spain, announced it was offering up to €15,000 or $16,703 to move to the …

ryxcommar

Why does getting a job in tech suck right now? (Is it AI?!?)

Basically, a massive confluence of factors has contributed to it being harder to get a job in tech, both on the demand and …

Josh Bersin

With Thoughtful Design And Culture, Dropbox Proves Remote Work Is A Winner

Rather than ask people to “come in 3 days a week” (this kind of policy bugs people because they drag themselves …

Lelouch

You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites

The gap in comprehension wasn’t due to a lack of ability but rather a gap in prerequisite knowledge.

So here’s a …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

The Verge

Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week

After launching remotely during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Nothing has now mandated that its 450 employees will have to …

Praachi Pathak

The Art of Interviewing Your Interviewer to Uncover a Company's True Culture

It’s easy for a company to present a polished front, but as a candidate, you need to dig deeper to uncover what working …

Vogue

"There's A Difference Between Travel & Cultural Imperialism": A Native Catalan Reflects On Barcelona's Digital Nomad Nightmare

Expat communities are in no way a new phenomenon, but, in the wake of the pandemic, they’re becoming more and more …

Fortune

Gen Z is looking to the stars for career guidance

Young workers may be the most tech savvy, but they’re turning towards an age-old method to shape their futures by …

Harvard Business Review

Make the Most of Your Vacation When You Can't Fully Unplug

While advice abounds on the importance of fully unplugging during your hard-earned time off — and for good reason! — what …

Fortune

More CEOs are enjoying the remote-work life—but employees resent it

Companies are sweetening the pot for incoming executives: No move to company headquarters? No problem.

Reuters

Musk's ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim for now

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with …

Forbes

New Report Shows Remote Work Won't Make You Happy, Here's What Will

A surprising new report shows that people who work in the office full time don’t have significantly different levels of …