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NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #401
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
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Hoover Institution
Hoover Conference Explores All the Ways Remote Work is Changing Modern Life
Remote work is no longer a pandemic-era stopgap. It’s a durable shift reshaping how Americans organize workplaces, family …
Remote WorkFast Company
I’m working in an office again, and it changed my mind about RTO
This is what happens when the office is a resource, not a tool of control.
Remote WorkThe Technical Executive
The 70% AI productivity myth: why most companies aren't seeing the gains
The answer is uncomfortable: the 70-90% productivity claim is true for about 10% of the industry. For the other 90%, …
ProductivityThe Economist
The most friendless place on earth
If you think rich, individualistic societies are the loneliest, think again.
LifeCandost
The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in A Café
When you let your thoughts wander, they take you on a journey you’ll never think possible. You reflect on the smallest …
LifeBloomberg
US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year
US job openings fell in November to a more than one-year low and hiring slowed, indicating most employers remain reluctant to …
WorkThe New York Times
Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes.
Some start-ups, blurring the lines between home and office, are embracing a “no shoes” policy.
Remote Work WorkThe New York Times
For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment
Certainly the job market seems grim in this moment. Michael Madowitz, the principal economist at the Roosevelt Institute, …
WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #401
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote Worki mass lied about a competing offer and it backfired so bad 💀
I am mass cooked. Like actually cooked. Please learn from my mistakes.
CareerHR Drive
NYU launches new certificate aiming to bolster remote work success
The program’s interactive modules focus on productivity, collaboration, leadership and long-term career growth in the remote …
Remote WorkBusiness Today Desk
'Remote jobs now for the very special': Randstad CEOs signal end of WFH era
The long-running battle between work-from-home and office attendance appears to be nearing its end. According to Sander van’t …
Remote WorkFortune
GDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here
There’s something missing in this boom: the jobs. Hiring this year, at best, has stalled, and at worst has collapsed: …
WorkFortune
The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work
This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Layoffs hit the highest level in 14 years; job openings are barely …
WorkSSRN
Unbundling the Effects of College on First-Job Search: Returns to Majors, Minors, and Extracurriculars
Our study provides a comprehensive characterization of which features of the college experience are more and less valuable …
CareerLA Times
How toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on planes
The air you breathe on airplanes comes directly from the jet engines. Known as bleed air, it is safe, unless there is a …
TravelThe Washington Post
Who’s most likely to work from home? Here’s what the data shows.
Our analysis shows how the odds of working change as you change — and some surprising recent shifts in who’s most likely to …
Remote WorkFortune
LinkedIn CEO says it’s ‘outdated’ to have a five-year career plan
It’s a ‘little bit foolish’ considering the pace AI is changing the workplace.
CareerHogan Lovells
Long-term remote work from abroad can become a right
A recent Dutch court case1 shows that if an employee works remotely from another country for a long time, this can become an …
Remote WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #401
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkGreg McKeown
If You Don’t Design Your Career, Someone Else Will
A client once responded to one of my questions by saying, “Oh Greg, I am too busy living to think about life!” His …
CareerFortune
Remote work is officially dead
3 days in the office is the new norm, says CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter—except for ‘very special’ talent.
Remote WorkThe world is fully discovered by now
There isn’t a “cool” place that’s actually a hidden gem anymore that won’t be full of shirtless …
Digital Nomad TravelHR Executive
What 2025 revealed about remote, hybrid and office work
Meanwhile, Wharton’s Peter Cappelli, in his coverage for HR Executive, noted surprising advocates and opponents emerging in …
Remote WorkEntrepreneur
What Leaders Still Need to Understand About the Future of Remote Work
Remote work has evolved from a crisis solution into a lasting, strategic employment model.
Remote WorkEntrepreneur
Why Remote Work Is Great for Some — and Costly for Others
Work arrangements that make sense at one career stage don’t necessarily work at another.
Remote WorkToday
Would Parents Rather Work Remote for $120K or In Office for $240K? The Internet Is Divided
“I think this question is so different as a parent, and flexibility is something that parents value so much.”
Remote WorkBlood in the Machine
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI …
Future of WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Companies Are Desperately Seeking ‘Storytellers’
Brands trying to wrest greater control of their narratives are asking for ‘storytelling’ skill sets—without a campfire in …
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