Articles

BBC

Why airlines make flights longer on purpose

Ever wondered why flight times seem to be getting longer? It’s called “padding”, a phenomenon that helps airlines …

Business Insider

Gen Z is more fed up with work than ever

Why have Zoomers replaced boomers as the most burned-out generation?

CNBC

What’s in store for remote work and RTO in 2025: ‘Hybrid will be dominant,’ says expert

With the new year comes new goals, and for some CEOs that includes issuing fresh return-to-office mandates for their workers. …

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

Charting the Value of Remote Work: Would You Take a Pay Cut?

More organizations are asking employees to return to offices, but many employees would rather take a pay cut than commute. …

Harvard Business Review

The Case for Sabbaticals — and How to Take a Successful One

A research-based primer on getting the most out of an extended leave from work.

Ars Technica

All federal agencies ordered to terminate remote work—ideally within 30 days

US agencies wasting billions on empty offices a “embarrassment,” RTO memo says.

Communications of the ACM

Life Lessons from the First Half-Century of My Career

Sharing 16 life lessons, and nine magic words.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

BBC

New Zealand eases visa rules for 'digital nomads' to boost tourism

New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to attract so-called “digital nomads” - people who travel while …

Mert Bulan

Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again

It’s been over a year since one of the most significant turning points in my life, and it’s time to reflect on that.

UBS

Remote work and its impact on women working from home

In an era of remote work, many hoped for greater gender equity. Yet Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work shows there’s more …

The University of Oxford

Stop asking if remote workers are lazy – Focus on Directing Effort Effectively

Instead of asking whether remote workers are lazy, we should ask whether, and how, different working arrangements enable …

BBC

Swede dreams: How Sweden is embracing its sleepy side

Sweden’s long, cold nights might put you off going there in winter, unless, that is, you are in search of that elusive …

The Conversation

Trump has called time on working from home. Here’s why the world shouldn’t mindlessly follow

According to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), about 10% of federal workers are fully remote. The …

Harvard Business Review

What Comes After DEI

How a new framework built around fairness, access, inclusion, and representation can succeed where DEI has failed.

BBC

Working from home 'not proper work' - ex-Asda boss

Working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”, the former boss of Marks and Spencer …

The New York Times

C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office

Amazon, JPMorgan and others have been telling their employees that remote work is over. Now federal employees have been …

World Day

Florence’s hidden nomad scene: Where Renaissance meets remote work (and why digital creatives are flocking here)

Forget the tourist-packed Piazzas and crowded museums – Florence’s hidden nomad scene offers a tantalizing blend of old-world …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Russell Baylis

How to improve your WFH lighting to reduce eye strain

I work from home everyday, I am susceptible to eye strain, eye pain, and dizziness. Having a working environment that’s as …

The New York Times

Is H.R. Really Your Friend?

Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.

Reddit

Is it even worth chasing a remote job nowadays?

I’m wondering how many of you have a remote job while traveling and how many of you have your own businesses/ …

The New Yorker

Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?

Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal …

The New York Times

Remote Work Became a Washington Way of Life. Is That About to Change?

Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear …

WorkLife

Remote work is now the top requested workplace accommodation

HR leaders and managers are getting buried under a sea of remote work requests.

The ability to work remotely was the most …

CEPR

Remote work matters, but culture is the elephant in the room

This column provides empirical evidence on rates of remote work – across industries, occupations, and geographies over time – …

Futurity

The right communication can improve remote work

A new study shows effective leadership communication can boost the success of flexible work arrangements.

Reddit

Is the Digital Nomad Lifestyle Just an Over-Glamorized Scam?

I’ve been hopping from one city to another for nearly three years, living the so-called “digital nomad” …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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