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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.

NPR

Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: They're loving it

At a time when more and more workers are finding themselves back in their offices at least a few days a week, Airbnb is going …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #265

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 45 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Bloomberg

Child Care Is Broken. WFH Won't Fix It.

It’s tough to get anything done while watching the kids, but shaming caregivers doesn’t help, either.

Fortune

Remote work has failed to kill toxic office politics as rumor spreading, backstabbing and credit snatching remain eternal

“Work is different today, so office politics is emerging in different ways,” said Dana Sumpter, an associate …

Entrepreneur

Remote Work Skeptics Are Forgetting Their Most Valuable Asset: Their Customers. Here's Why.

While there’s a widely-held belief that three days a week in the office is the magic number, with a number of large …

The New York Times

Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It's Time to Fix That.

This week, for the first time, I will be proposing a national framework to rebuild social connection and community in …

Grant Thornton

Tax regulators catching up to growth of remote working

Where employees are working outside their home country, businesses, want to understand what tax developments may be coming …

Forbes

These stunning towns in Europe will pay you up to $82,000 to relocate there

A number of towns in Europe are so worried about their dwindling populations that are offering purchasing grants, cheap rents …

CNN

The downside of working from home, the metaverse might be doomed, and the case for really long movies

The New York Times’ Emma Goldberg tells “Nightcap’s” Jon Sarlin about a new academic study …

Reddit

What work do you do as a digital nomad?

I am wanting to know more about what my options could be to become a digital nomad. Wanting some inspiration from current …

Fortune

Autodesk doubled down on remote work—productivity skyrocketed

Though most tech companies are ushering employees back to the office, Autodesk is taking the reverse approach.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #264

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 35 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

David's Blog

Career Advice No One Gave Me: Give a Lot of Notice When You Quit

2 weeks notice is the gold standard when quitting. But giving more notice (a lot more notice) actually has a lot of benefits. …

Financial Times

Don't believe the hype around unlimited vacation time

Plus, relief from the cost of living crisis and why working-class people feel alienated at the office.

Bloomberg

Conferences Are Back, But With a Twist

The urge to do business again is being amplified by a desire to do so offsite and is bringing innovation to the conference …

Economic Innovation Group

Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation

In absence of time-consuming commutes, remote workers—particularly those living with children—are spending more time on …

Harper's Magazine

The Age of the Crisis of Work

Something has gone wrong with work. On this, everyone seems to agree. Less clear is the precise nature of the problem, let …

Insider

Young remote workers are missing out on crucial IRL feedback from colleagues

Of all the things remote workers miss out on — punishing commutes, office coffee, and even fancy catering — one of the things …

The Mercury News

Bay Area drivers spend 97 hours a year in traffic. Why didn't remote work end commute nightmares?

There’s a new mystery that thousands of Bay Area commuters are trying to solve. Downtown offices that once buzzed with …