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NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #198

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 42 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

The New Yorker

How to Achieve Sustainable Remote Work

Companies must move away from surveillance and visible busyness, and toward defined outcomes and trust.

Business Insider

Invasion of the remote workers! How 'digital nomads' are ruining tropical paradises

Millions of millennials, freed from their desk jobs, are working remotely in places like Mexico — and leaving a path of …

Gastro Obscura

Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel's Most Glorious Meals

Sennhauser actually owns more than 150 pieces of airline dishware. He photographs his meals on authentic plates, trays, and …

BBC

The damaging effects of 'boreout' at work

Being chronically bored at work can have damaging consequences – and we need to talk about it more, say experts.

The Economist

Air passengers have become much more confrontational during the pandemic

According to the latest figures from the FAA, in the year to July 6th it has launched 540 investigations into unruly …

Slate Magazine

The Problem We're Now Facing With WFH

“This really is a critical moment. What comes next in the next three to six months could be the start of defining what …

Culture Study

Who's Afraid of the Four Day Work Week?

This is the principle at the heart of the four day week: working less can actually mean working better. That idea is …

NPR

Why Remote Work Might Not Revolutionize Where We Work

With so many Silicon Valley companies saying employees no longer have to work in Silicon Valley offices, are we witnessing …

Axios

Younger employees fear being left behind by remote work

A whopping 40% of college students and recent graduates prefer fully in-person work, according to a new poll by Generation …

Leading from afar

Asynchronous communication. how to do it & who can use it w/ amir Salihefendic, CEO @ Doist

The future of work requires a new way of work, and that’s asynchronous. The end of always-on & sitting in pointless …

Harvard Business Review

Don't Let Employees Pick Their WFH Days

The pandemic has started a revolution in how we work, and our research shows this can make firms more productive and …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #185

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 49 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

South China Morning Post

For post-pandemic travel it won't be budget travellers bad, rich tourists good – backpackers bring unique benefits to the places they visit

• Spain and New Zealand are among countries saying they desire a ‘better class’ of tourist when normal travel …

Lawrence Jones

On working too hard: finding balance, and lessons learned from others

When I first started my career, I worked a lot. The problems pulled me in, and I’d get so involved I’d be unable …

Hacker News

30 years old with no career

I’ve been out of high school for almost 12 years. And I’ve never had a job I really loved.

I’ve worked in …

The Guardian

Is your boss ending remote work? As a CEO, let me tell you why they are wrong

The shift to remote work can be life changing for employees. That’s why I am letting my employees do what they want.

Vox

Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they're making them worse.

The robot apocalypse is already here, it just looks different than you thought.

NPR

Stuck In A Rut? Sometimes Joy Takes A Little Practice

During the pandemic, many people have felt their mental health decline. The problem has hit essential workers and young …

BuzzFeed

These People Of Color Are Anxious About Racist Microaggressions When They Return To The Office

While experiences still vary, many people of color have found peace in the isolation of the pandemic, which has allowed them …

The New York Times

We Need Remote Work for Everyone

The ability to work online shouldn’t be a nice-to-have for a select few, but an option for all.

Los Angeles Times

Wealth, class and remote work reshape California's new boomtowns as people flee big cities

“Inland migration today looks to be the migration of well-to-do families, comfortable wage earners, making use of …

The Independent

World's largest ever four day week trial in Iceland 'overwhelming success'

The world’s largest ever trial of a four-day working week and reduced working time in Iceland was an …

Forbes

Does Your Company Need A Head Of Remote?

First things first, let’s define what a Head of Remote is responsible for and how they fit into an organization that is …

Glenn Gillen

Getting to the Product Manager interview stage

A look at what it’s like on the other side of this review process. The common pitfalls I see. The mistakes people make …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #198

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 42 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Noah Smith

Interview: Marc Andreessen, VC and tech pioneer

Second, it’s hard to overstate the positive shock that remote work works. Remote work isn’t perfect, there are …

Vox

Many people don't want to work unless it's from home

There are more remote jobs than ever. That doesn’t mean you’ll get one.

The Japan Times

One Japanese company's approach to remote work: Pay up to stay home

Disco Corp., a Japanese maker of semiconductor equipment, has a novel approach to remote work — those who choose to stay home …