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NPR

A lot of offices are still empty — and it's becoming a major risk for the economy

With many people still working from home, companies are cutting back on so much office space that it threatens to unleash …

Inc.

Is Home Co-Working the Solution to Our Remote Work Loneliness

America is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Could one simple but effective solution be staring us in the face?

Intelligencer

New Study Finds a High Minimum Wage Creates Jobs

Economists have long recognized that, under conditions of “monopsony” — which is to say, when there are just a …

Fortune

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky 'guarantees' many bosses calling people back to the office 'are going away to the Hamptons for the summer'

Brian Chesky suspects that the managers demanding workers regularly come back to the office may not be quite so consistent …

TIME

Return-to-Office Full Time Is Losing. Hybrid Work Is On the Rise

You might have thought that by the end of May, with the pandemic officially over, people would be getting back to the office. …

The New York Times

What If Instead of Trying to Manage Your Time, You Set It Free?

We all understand, rationally anyway, that time never stops, moves in only one direction, is owned by no one and is …

Egypt Today

Egypt's Cabinet approves a 6-month remote work trial period

The Egyptian Cabinet is implementing a remote work system for governmental entities’ employees.

Reddit

Foreigners wanting to get off the beaten path/live like a local vs. locals annoyed that tourists are everywhere. What are your thoughts?

I understand the desire to go to a new country not to be surrounded by your own countrymen. But if everyone flocks to places …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

The Guardian

Human values, as well as AI, must be at the core of the future of work

Automation too often erodes conditions and job quality creating anxiety and overwork. To build ‘good work’, we …

Atlas Obscura

Remembering the Golden Age of Airline Food

Why were in-flight meals so much better in the past?

Business Today

ChatGPT-maker Sam Altman says era of remote work is over

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that tech industry’s worst mistakes was that everybody could go full remote forever.

University of Bristol

Research reveals majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage

As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half of gig economy workers in the UK are paid below …

GeekWire

DocuSign — which is forcing employees back to the office — touts report about remote work benefits

DocuSign released a report Wednesday highlighting the benefits of remote work — which caught our attention given that the …

Bloomberg

IBM Chief's Message to Remote Workers: 'Your Career Does Suffer'

Working from home is suitable for some roles, Arvind Krishna said, but those who aspire to move up the ranks need to be in an …

Computerworld

After the remote-work rush, vacant offices and empty downtowns

With hybrid and remote work now the norm, employers are not renewing leases and choosing carefully the buildings they do want …

The Japan Times

Japanese companies split over post-pandemic remote working

Japanese companies are divided over whether to keep remote working arrangements in place after the country downgraded …

Fortune

Remote work has become a bargaining chip–and that's problematic

As more than 155,000 civil servants in Canada strike for their right to work from home, among other demands, the fight …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

POLITICO Magazine

Remote work is straining public transit — and many agencies are stuck

Most of the nation’s most-trafficked public transit systems are still seeing less than 80 percent of their pre-pandemic …

Fortune

Remote work is turning America into a 'suburban nation,' a massive millennial survey by BofA finds

Millennials are looking for a good place to buy a home, and they’re finding suburbia to answer the call.

TechNative

Remote working is here to stay: but can you ensure it's safe, effective & productive enough?

A remarkable four in ten work at home to some degree according to the latest UK Office for National Statistics 2023 data — …

CNBC Make It

Some remote jobs will still be hot in 5 years, and others 'might not exist,' economists say—how to know the difference

Remote jobs are vanishing.

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, close to half of Americans worked from home full-time, a …

Insider

Tech CEOs threaten to end remote work, infuriating workers hit by mass layoffs and dwindling perks

Here’s a question tech bosses will have mulled over in recent months: in a year of efficiency, just how far can they go …

Psychology Today

The Critical Role of Well-being in Hybrid and Remote Work

Why employee well-being is crucial for company success.

BBC

The perks and perils of remote-work gossip

In remote- and hybrid-work settings, the watercooler whisper to colleagues has been digitised. But spilling all online can be …

Forbes

Why Those Working Remotely Are Heading For The Tragedy Of The Commons

There is no doubt that remote or virtual work is more efficient for white collar workers. And it may be more effective in …

NPR

Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes

So a growing number of employers around the country have decided to build their own housing for workers, mostly for them to …

Vox

Your boss is obsessed with productivity without knowing what it means

That’s poor ground to stand on when trying to revoke remote work.