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New York Post

Manager’s email reveals ‘insane’ 5 minute rule, bathroom policy for remote workers

“We have the 5 minute rule, I just wanted to check in to make sure everything is okay and to remind you of our policy,” the …

EurekAlert!

Researchers develop new indicators to detect loneliness risk in remote work

By analyzing workplace chat data, the study examines employees’ online activity and social connectedness, helping …

Reddit

The country that surprised you the most? Good or bad

What was the country you nomaded in that surprised you the most?

It could be that you expected the locals to be unfriendly …

Institute for Family Studies

The Flexibility Trap: Remote Work’s Hidden Toll on Young Adults

As we embrace the convenience of remote work, we must also count its cost—not just in economic terms, but in human terms. The …

ARTnews

Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent

Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in …

CNBC

76% of American workers say they’d look for a new job if forced to work fully in person, survey finds

A growing number of workers are primed to leave their jobs if their companies require them to return to office, a new report …

CNBC

Uber will offer gig work like AI data labeling to drivers while not on the road

Uber plans to offer drivers and couriers in the U.S. ways to make money through the company’s app when they’re not ferrying …

Yahoo Life

World’s top 10 countries for digital nomads revealed - and seven are in Europe

Europe is leading the way for remote workers, as the digital nomad lifestyle continues to gain traction.

TechRepublic

Google Cracks Down on Remote Work, Signaling the End of Big Tech’s Flex Experiment

Google adds more restrictions to its popular ‘Work-From-Anywhere’ policy, which will now count one work-from-home day as a …

The Wall Street Journal

How Much Pay Will Workers Sacrifice for Remote Work?

As more tech companies tighten their return-to-office policies, a new study suggests that many job applicants are willing to …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Jeremy Maluf

Indefinite Backpack Travel

In 2015 I got rid of everything I owned that didn’t fit in a laptop backpack, and I’ve been living at this level of …

The Wall Street Journal

Inside the Bank Where Almost Every Employee Is a Gig Worker

At Standard Chartered, a ‘talent marketplace’ lets workers take on in-house ‘gigs’ to smooth the way for AI adoption. And the …

Cornell Chronicle

A lifetime of social ties adds up to healthy aging

The cumulative effect of social advantages across a lifetime – from parental warmth in childhood to friendship, community …

The Register

Managers are throwing entry-level workers under the bus in race to adopt AI

Does it work? Inconclusive. Still, 55% of business leaders say that adopting AI is worth the impact on workers.

Newsweek

Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation—Report

A large number of Americans are using PTO to sleep rather than take a vacation, according to a new report.

An Amerisleep.com …

Fast Company

Remote work isn’t the problem. Mediocre leadership is

Let’s cut through the corporate euphemisms. When companies walk back remote policies, it’s rarely about restoring “culture” …

Noema Magazine

The Last Days Of Social Media

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

Fortune

The new corner office is at home

For decades, a seemingly trivial issue — who gets the best parking spot and office — has ignited officewide tension. …

Rik Huijzer

Companies are Lying About AI Layoffs

Companies are saying that the economy and AI are causing the large amount of tech layoffs, but Vanessa Wingårdh looked at the …

The Budget Lab at Yale

Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs

Overall, our metrics indicate that the broader labor market has not experienced a discernible disruption since ChatGPT’s …

Fortune

Gen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now

Amid the debate over AI’s role in limiting job opportunities for Gen Z, there is also the fact that for decades many parents …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Phys.org

How to solve the remote work stalemate—study offers tools for successful hybrid work

Johanna Jansson’s research in the field of human resource management reveals that successful remote work is built on …

Inc.

Remote Employees Remain Highly Productive, a New Survey Says

While many employers now insist on people coming in, people working outside the office continue to perform well.

Locally Optimal

Social anxiety isn't about being liked

There’s this popular idea that socially anxious folks are just dying to be liked. It seems logical, right? Why else …