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Fortune

‘We need pre-meetings to prepare for big meetings’: Why remote work is making your day longer, more transactional and more annoying

While there were many changes with remote work, the single most notable one was the shift to remote meetings. As other …

The Register

UK police caught slacking off by jamming their keyboards while working from home

Police in the United Kingdom appear to be taking a cue from Homer Simpson’s playbook, with officers in multiple …

Financial Times

What if working from home was a legal right?

What if working from home was a legal right? An Australian state is planning a new hybrid work law despite an angry business …

Nathan Brown

What would you do with 52 hours a week of discretionary time?

I’m not a huge hustler. I’m not necessarily advocating that you spend your 52 hours/week building a startup or …

HR Brew

Workers in Europe like working remotely—but not enough to take a pay cut

Parents and people with long commutes are more likely to take a pay cut to work remotely, study finds.

FOX

Americans traveling to Europe will have fingerprints scanned under new rule. What we know

American tourists traveling to Europe will have their fingerprints scanned and their picture taken when entering most …

Reuters

Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

The British government said on Friday it would require every employee to hold a digital identity document, Prime Minister …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

The Hill

‘Coffee-badging’ and other quiet revolts: How workers are defying in-office mandates

Lobby turnstiles click louder these days, with corporate chiefs extending mandatory office schedules and federal …

Forbes

Working Hard Or Hardly Working? Dismantling Mistrust Around Remote Work And Productivity

So, where does this mistrust around remote work come from? A popular belief is that it stems from an old fashioned over …

The Daily Star

How AI is making remote work smarter

Beyond convenience, new research shows that AI is changing the way remote work operates - shaping team collaboration, work …

Business Insider

Leading computer science professor says 'everybody' is struggling to get jobs: 'Something is happening in the industry'

Computer science went from a future-proof career to an industry in upheaval in a shockingly small amount of time.

WorkLife

The hidden talent pool: Why hiring managers may want to cast their nets in rural America

As companies struggle with talent shortages, millions of motivated midcareer workers in America’s rural communities remain …

Dan Moore

Why Are Interviews Harder Than The Job?

But today, I wanted to dig into why interviews for software related jobs are often harder than the job itself. This is a …

Hacker News

Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?

How are you coping?

Wall Street Journal

How to Handle a Job Market That’s Worse Than It Looks

It’s time to change your attitude and approach as the gloomier employment picture comes into focus.

Maine Public

In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice

People who are incarcerated are paid notoriously low wages for kitchen, laundry work and maintenance.

But the expanded use of …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

NBC News

Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs

Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of …

Modern Diplomacy

Remote Work Has Its Price, But Europeans Won’t Pay It, ECB Study Shows

A European Central Bank survey found that most euro zone workers do not want to accept pay cuts to keep remote working …

Wall Street Journal

Seattle, Tech Boomtown, Grapples With a Future of Fewer Tech Jobs

Amazon and Microsoft remade the Seattle area. Now its economy is feeling the pain of the industry’s pullback.

InvestorsObserver

The remote work bubble has popped

The share of Americans working remotely has fallen to the lowest level since the end of the pandemic, as employers ramp up …

Yahoo Finance

Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs

The dramatic rise in unemployment among Americans under 25—especially recent graduates—has become one of the most troubling …

Jeff Wofford

When the Job Search Becomes Impossible: Three Phases of Burnout

I have the good fortune to have a job right now, but many of my friends are out of work. Most have been searching for a …

Business.com

Does Working From Home Save Companies Money?

Today’s business leaders are discovering that remote work isn’t just about employee satisfaction; it’s a powerful tool for …

AP News

Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game

“Fully remote is very rare now in the U.S.,” said Mark Ma, associate professor of business administration at the University …

Fast Company

Are high-earning remote roles becoming rarer?

New data suggests that high-paying remote positions are almost as rare as they were before the pandemic.

The Guardian

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart

Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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