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Fortune

'Bare Minimum Monday' is the latest workplace trend hitting productivity

“Bare Minimum Mondays” are a version of the Monday blues, with potential ramifications to employee productivity …

Fortune

'You burn through a lot of social capital' working fully remote, says former Mastercard CEO

In 2023, even the most carefully thought-out hybrid work plan can be undercut if bosses get “too rigid with …

Entrepreneur

You Might Not Have to Return to the Office After All — New Data Shows Remote Work May Be the Norm Again

A new report found that remote work experienced a sharp uptick between October and January, after a slump from its high in …

CBS News

Companies save billions of dollars by giving employees fake "manager" titles, study shows

Would you rather be a front-desk clerk or “Director of First Impressions”? A barber or a “Grooming …

Bloomberg

Empty Office Towers Show Remote-Work Pain Rippling Through Montreal

Montreal thrived for years as a bustling property market, tech-company hotspot and an artistic center, with new office and …

The Wall Street Journal

High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours

While most U.S. workers are putting in fewer hours, men in the top 10% of earners cut back their time on the job the most, …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #253

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 34 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

McKinsey

Forward Thinking on how to get remote working right with Nicholas Bloom

“There’s a lot of scare stories in the media saying hybrid doesn’t work,” says a leading economist. …

Amanda Goh

Gen Z still can't make up its mind about working in the office

Gen Z can’t make up its mind about working in the office, according to the results of a Dell Technologies study.

Hacker News

How to self-promote at work?

Being able to sell yourself/self-promote at work is one of the key secrets to being super successful. How does one go about …

Forbes

Impersonal Email Layoffs Spotlight Dark Side Of Remote Work

Imagine you wake up in the morning, roll over in bed, and grab your smartphone. You’re checking your texts and email …

fractional.work

Is remote work bad for the economy?

Many political thinkers seem to think so. The evidence is shaky at best.

The Conversation

A journey from work to home is about more than just getting there – the psychological benefits of commuting that remote work doesn't provide

As management scholars who study the interface between peoples’ work and personal lives, we sought to understand what …

Mathew Duggan

Layoffs are Cruel and Don't Work

Let us set aside the morality of layoffs for a moment. Do layoffs work? Are these companies better positioned after they …

The Washington Post

Work Advice: My employer is reneging on its remote-work promise

Is this ‘remote first’ company changing its business model, or just ‘quiet firing’ workers in lieu of …

TIME

As People Return to Offices, It's Back to Misery for America's Working Moms

Evidence suggests that the increase in companies enforcing return-to-office mandates may drive American mothers out of the …

Bloomberg

State Remote Worker Taxes Need High Court Resolution

Though never popular with neighboring state officials, New York’s tax on the income of out-of-state residents working …

Business Insider

Taking a secret 'hush trip' could help with burnout — but might land your company a surprise tax bill

Hush trips are the most recent addition to the growing lexicon at the intersection of work and travel, joining longtime …

BBC

How worker surveillance is backfiring on employers

An increasing number of companies are monitoring their employees. The problem? It’s often doing more harm than good.

The New York Times

Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts

Angst rippled across laptop screens this month, with dozens of companies announcing layoffs and finding ways to breed extra …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #346

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

TVP World

Poland introduces remote work into its labour code

The newly introduced legal definition of remote work states that such work can be provided solely or partly from a place …

Business Insider

Remote work hasn't actually saved Americans much time — they're mainly just working more

US workers who get to work from home are using most of their extra time not commuting to work remotely — as opposed to using …

The Intrinsic Perspective

Remote work is the best thing to happen to families in decades

Yet commentators and politicians keep missing it.

Euronews

Spain's digital nomad visa is finally available. Here's everything you need to know

Spain’s long awaited digital nomad visa is finally available.

The remote work visa gives non-EU nationals the chance to …

The Wall Street Journal

The Job Market for Remote Workers Is Shrinking

Remote job opportunities are dwindling as fewer employers feel the need to lure talent with the promise of working from home. …

Quartz

This one-hour exercise helps build high-performing remote teams

A collaboration coach offers an exercise for bringing your team together both near and far.

Project Syndicate

Three Cheers for Hybrid Work

The advantages of remote, and especially hybrid, work seem to outweigh the disadvantages, especially if such work is …

Reddit

What was your favorite destination you have work in?

What was your favorite destination you have work in? The Earth is so big, there are so many destinations, many of them are …