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A freelancer's dilemma
What do you own? What are you really good at? What do you enjoy?
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FreelanceArticles
The best articles, stories, and big ideas about digital nomads, remote work, and the future of work from across the web, sorted chronologically. Since 2015, we've curated 5592 articles, written by 6143 authors from 1323 publishers.
Science
Forced to settle for a nonideal job? Here's how to make the most of it
You alone get to decide how to perceive an opportunity, and you’ll serve yourself best when you cease looking at …
WorkSFGATE
How to kill the American office for good
Isn’t it weird that you grow up, break into the white collar sector, and then your primary place to go is a cubicle …
Remote WorkThe New York Times
Is the Four-Day Workweek Finally Within Our Grasp?
After embracing flexible work styles during the pandemic, some companies are now embracing a shorter week.
WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #194
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 48 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkHarvard Business Review
Remote Work Should Be (Mostly) Asynchronous
Well-meaning band-aid solutions achieve little if the toxic norms that rob knowledge workers of autonomy and control remain …
Remote WorkFortune
Remote work was supposed to be the great equalizer. The reality? Not so much
Brian Elliott, executive leader of Future Forum and SVP at Slack, said that executives have had very different lived …
Remote WorkBloomberg
Return-to-Office Chaos Is the Best Thing to Happen to Consultants Since Y2K
A new breed of “experts” is here to help desperate employers navigate these uncharted waters. Too bad no one …
Remote WorkFast Company
Tulsa paid people $10k to move there and work remotely. Here's how it worked out
Since its founding, Tulsa Remote has brought nearly 1,300 workers to town, and a new study suggests that the investment is …
Remote WorkThe Ringer
Work in America Is Broken—Can Remote Work Save Us?
Derek talks to Anne Helen Petersen, the coauthor of Out of Work: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home, …
Remote WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Work-Life Balance Finally Happened. Then They Were Called Back to the Office.
Giving up remote work can feel like a loss. Here are ways to bring some of the flexibility of working from home back with …
Remote Work Work-Life BalanceNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #194
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 48 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkFast Company
Remote work has a downside. Here's why I want to go back to the office
Despite how popular the idea of working from home permanently has become for many people today, I’ve come to believe …
Remote WorkSkift
KPMG Report Gives Big Thumbs Down on Long-Term Remote Working
A revealing survey of corporate mobility teams shows that the post-pandemic legacy of remote work may not be that great after …
Remote WorkAn Injustice!
The 'Digital Nomads Are Ruining Everything' Argument Is Lazy, Reductive, and Doesn't Help Anyone
I’m optimistic by nature and truly believe we can build a world where remote workers and local communities live …
Digital NomadWhere's Your Ed At?
The Myth of Mentorship, And How We've Failed Entry-Level Workers
As a society we have rejected the idea that people need to be trained or mentored because it’s expensive and …
Remote WorkThe New Yorker
The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere
The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.
TravelVox
The remote work revolution hasn't happened yet
You might call the last year or so a remote work revolution, but that’s not quite right. For one thing, remote work …
Remote WorkThe New York Times
Wall Street Grudgingly Allows Remote Work as Bankers Dig In
Finance employees who couldn’t imagine working from home before the pandemic are now reluctant to return to the office. …
Remote WorkWIRED
What to Know Before You Take a Job in a Hybrid Workplace
Like an all-you-can-eat-buffet (before the coronavirus,) there are many definitions of “hybrid,” but it generally …
Remote Work WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses
Seeking flexibility or escape from corporate bureaucracy, employees discover their inner entrepreneur.
WorkInc.
Microsoft Research Reveals the Biggest Downside to Remote Work
The results revealed that remote work caused employees to spend less time collaborating with “weak ties” (those …
Remote WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #196
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 39 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkMoney
'Moment of Reckoning:' New Laws Are Forcing Employers to Share Salary Details With Applicants
Imagine instead if companies disclosed a tight salary range on the job listing so that you could know from the get-go if the …
WorkLA Times
So your employer is monitoring you. What you should know
While employers often need access to workers’ company-owned computers and phones for security and IT purposes, …
Remote WorkThe New York Times
Remote Work Is Failing Young Employees
But many of the perks of truly flexible work — a self-directed schedule, distance from overly chatty co-workers, remove from …
Remote WorkJacobin
Remote Work Won't End Exploitation
Since the pandemic became global, there has been a sharp increase in the percentage of remote workers. Liberals have …
Remote WorkMIT Sloan
Return-to-work and remote work toolkits for 2022
We learned a lot about managing hybrid and remote workforces this year. Here are practical steps and advice for the year …
Remote WorkStoreys
Toronto Recognized as One of the Top Cities in the World for Remote Work
Amid the height of the pandemic, when many offices and workplaces abruptly closed, it ushered in a new era of remote work for …
Remote WorkThe Atlantic
Work From Home Works Until You Need Time Off
How do we “take a day to stay home” when we’re already doing everything from home?
Remote Work