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Spectator

The loneliness of the digital nomad

It has morphed into a movement driven by misplaced idealism and the unfulfilled yearnings of the laptop class, who pack their …

Financial Times

Working from beach: will Starbucks' new remote boss set a trend?

Niccol’s appointment, announced this week, came with an unusual perk. Instead of moving to the coffee business’s …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #375

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

Harvard Business Review

Onboarding New Employees in a Hybrid Workplace

As you’re navigating hybrid work, it’s a good moment to assess how your onboarding processes enable or empower …

Axios

Remote work is becoming less available (if you're not a CEO)

It’s gotten tougher to nab a remote or hybrid office job — with one exception.

When you’re a CEO, they let you do …

SFGate

Former Google CEO does damage control over remote work comments

Billionaire Eric Schmidt had shared choice words for Google’s policies on work-life balance.

Fortune

Nashville man accused of helping thousands of North Koreans get remote-work jobs in IT

The Department of Justice this week announced that it charged a Nashville man for running what it called a “laptop …

Bloomberg

CEOs Are Running Companies From Afar Even as Workers Return to Office

For Starbucks Corp., its primary home is Seattle.

Yet its freshly minted chief executive officer isn’t living in the …

The Guardian

Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europe's tourist hotspots

Locals say swelling visitor numbers are distorting housing markets and have changed their area’s character.

Business Insider

Barcelona is banning Airbnbs. Other European cities have cracked down already — with some success.

Following a partial ban on short-term rentals in Barcelona in 2021, earlier this summer, the city announced it would aim to …

Nature Cities

The need for an interdisciplinary approach to remote work and urban policy

The unexpectedly rapid rise of remote work in recent years has presented a major challenge for cities across the globe. …

Axios

There are fewer remote jobs these days

The share of job listings that advertise remote or hybrid work has declined from its 2022 peak, but is still far greater than …

NPR

Working from home allowed him to be a more engaged dad. Now it's over

Return-to-office policies are getting stricter, upending the lives of those who had gotten used to working from home.

Harvard Business Review

17 Team-Building Activities for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Teams

Well-designed team-building activities are essential tools that can foster meaningful relationships among colleagues, …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #375

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

Nature

Slow productivity worked for Marie Curie — here's why you should adopt it, too

Do fewer things, work at a natural pace and obsess over quality, says computer scientist Cal Newport, in his latest …

E&E News

Biden admin to agencies: Find 'right balance' on remote work

A new guidance says leaders across the government need to ensure the mission comes first when employees work from home.

Tech.co

It's Official: Remote Workers are Happier than Office Dwellers

New research this month points to flexible working arrangements being integral to employee retention and happiness.

CORDIS

Making a good first impression in the world of remote work

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But to what degree does this also hold true for emails, …

Ars Technica

Return-to-office mandates hurt employee retention, productivity, survey says

US workers who work remotely are 27 percent more likely to look forward to doing their job, according to a survey of over …

Bloomberg

The True Cost of Layoffs

When companies cut staff, they don’t just have to pay severance, but face other expenses that haven’t been fully …

Computerworld

The workers have spoken: They're staying home.

And companies can’t make them come into the office. Really.

Travel + Leisure

This Country Was Just Named the Best Place to Live for Digital Nomads for Its Affordability and High Quality of Life

“Spain has become the ultimate hotspot for digital nomads,” Laura Madrid, leader of Global Citizen …

TechRadar

Unsurprisingly, workers who are able to work from home are happier at their jobs

A new report polling the reception of return-to-office (RTO) mandates in US workplaces has suggested remote work can be …

SFGate

'A cesspool': Laid-off California tech workers are sick to death of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a symbol of modern capitalism. In the age of tech layoffs, it’s also a symbol of dread.

The Conversation

Bosses are increasingly forcing workers back into the office – but evidence suggests it could backfire

The problem is that there’s limited evidence demonstrating that mandated in-office working is significantly better for …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #375

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

Fast Company

How to create more meaningful connections when everyone works from home

For companies that have chosen remote work, this COO writes, leaders have to be intentional in their efforts to foster …

Business Insider

My wife and I both work from home. I have a ton of fears about how remote work will impact my kids as they grow up.

I get to spend more time around our kids, but I’m also worried about how the remote environment is shaping their view …