Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?

BBC  

Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think? But new research into remote work and wellbeing has shown mixed results – in Microsoft’s 2022 New Future of Work Report, researchers found that although remote work can improve job satisfaction, it can also lead to employees feeling “socially isolated, guilty and trying to overcompensate”. Getty Images Many people can feel isolated during remote work, but child-free millennials are particularly likely to be affected Nicola Hemmings is a workplace scientist at mental healthcare provider Koa Health. One survey showed 81% of under-35s feared loneliness from long-term home working, and studies have showed heightened levels of stress and anxiety among younger workers since the shift to remote work. 81% of under-35s feared loneliness from long-term home working, and studies have showed heightened levels of stress and anxiety among younger workers since the shift to remote work “For the first time in my life I don’t have the Sunday Scaries,” says Lauren, who works in technology.

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In-office or Remote, where does future of work lie and which is more beneficial? Forbes explains this tug of war
1 month, 1 week ago

In-office or Remote, where does future of work lie and which is more beneficial? Forbes explains this tug of war

Hindustan Times  

There is not an iota of doubt that most working professionals would today opt for working from a comfortable corner in their home as compared to driving or taking a commute to their workplace and be seated in their work stations for hours. As per Forbes, most working professionals today opt for remote work and treat work-life integration as a …

US-based working mother says remote work is about equity, not comfort. Viral post
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US-based working mother says remote work is about equity, not comfort. Viral post

India Today  

A woman has triggered a discussion on LinkedIn through a powerful post that tackled a highly-debated topic: the return to full-time office work. Before remote work, many women were juggling full-time jobs, lengthy commutes, and the majority of childcare and household responsibilities," she said. Connell even said that before the widespread adoption of remote work, several women left the workforce …

Opinion: Does working from home make you lonely? Here’s one fix that won’t have you returning to the office
1 year ago

Opinion: Does working from home make you lonely? Here’s one fix that won’t have you returning to the office

LA Times  

Opening one’s door to guests, whether for extra income or simply to invite interesting experiences with strangers and friends, is one way to avoid loneliness. I dreaded guests’ departures and would long for another person who lived what I thought of as a daring life to interrupt my seemingly normal one. One prescription for this modern epidemic is opening one’s …

What working from home is really doing to your health
1 year, 1 month ago

What working from home is really doing to your health

The Independent  

Few knew pre-pandemic what the consequences of remote working would be for our minds and bodies. “For some people, working at home was a good thing,” says Neil Greenberg, professor of defence mental health and occupational and forensic psychiatry at King’s College London. That’s dangerously sedentary behaviour.” It’s not hard to see where this is going – weight gain was …

Remote work doesn’t seem to affect productivity, US study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Remote work doesn’t seem to affect productivity, US study finds

Hindustan Times  

US industries that are more adaptable to remote work haven’t seen a bigger boost — or decline — in productivity growth since 2020 compared to industries with more in-person work, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. While the shift toward remote-work arrangements has reshaped society in ways that will continue to evolve, there is …

Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?
1 year, 2 months ago

Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?

LA Times  

These days, it looks like the bloom is coming off the rose for remote work: Many employers are talking tougher. Deborah Lovich, who leads Boston Consulting Group’s work on “people strategy,” sees more employers adopting hybrid work as they see the financial and nonfinancial benefits. “Firms shouldn’t care about productivity, they should care about profitability,” said Bloom, who is part …

Work-from-home has reduced people’s tendency to socialize
1 year, 3 months ago

Work-from-home has reduced people’s tendency to socialize

Live Mint  

The end of one year and the start of another is always a good time to admit one’s mistakes. I argued that this was short-sighted—because although remote workers might be alone much of the day, it’s perfectly possible to have a social life outside of work. I didn’t think remote work would shrink the pie of camaraderie; personal friendships would …

Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don’t want to go back
1 year, 7 months ago

Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don’t want to go back

LA Times  

As LeRon Barton weighed his options, he realized what he had to do. “And just the quality of life has improved drastically.” It’s a sentiment expressed by many Black workers and other people of color who found that remote work lessened the racism they faced on the job. With remote work, the data confirm whether workers are getting their jobs …

The evidence on remote work is changing
1 year, 7 months ago

The evidence on remote work is changing

NPR  

The evidence on remote work is changing New evidence suggests working from home, at least full time, may not be as productive as we once thought. Darian Woods and Adrian Ma from our daily economics podcast, The Indicator From Planet Money, found new evidence suggesting that working from home - at least full time - may not be as productive …

Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling
1 year, 7 months ago

Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling

LA Times  

Coming out of the pandemic, Bart Valdez has had the mind-set of many traditional bosses. Today a third of Ingenovis’ employees are back in the office, one-third work entirely from home, and one-third do a hybrid mix of remote and in-person work. Even as more corporations are moving to call workers back to the office, arguing it’s better for preserving …

The working-from-home illusion fades
1 year, 8 months ago

The working-from-home illusion fades

Live Mint  

A gradual reverse migration is under way, from Zoom to the conference room. Wall Street firms have been among the most forceful in summoning workers to their offices, but in recent months even many tech titans—Apple, Google, Meta and more—have demanded staff show up to the office at least three days a week. Michael Gibbs of the University of Chicago …

The fight over working from home goes global
1 year, 8 months ago

The fight over working from home goes global

Live Mint  

Remote work has a target on its back. Across the world, plans for remote working by employers fall short of what workers want, according to WFH Research, a group that includes Stanford University and the Ifo Institute, a German think-tank, which has tracked the sentiment of full-time workers with at least a secondary education in 34 countries. Communication records of …

Op-Ed: How working remotely can bring workers closer together
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: How working remotely can bring workers closer together

LA Times  

Remote working necessitated by the pandemic can help guide organizations toward making work better, regardless of where the work gets done. What undermines our personal interactions isn’t whether they’re in-person or remote, it’s whether we pay attention to one another. In contrast, workers I interviewed recalled that their in-office interactions felt less human, because those connections, for the most part, …

Bosses think staff do LESS work at home despite 87% of employees insisting they are more productive
2 years, 6 months ago

Bosses think staff do LESS work at home despite 87% of employees insisting they are more productive

Daily Mail  

Bosses think workers are less productive at home while workers feel they are more efficient, a major new survey has revealed. The survey found 87 per cent of workers felt they worked as, or more, efficiently from home while 80 per cent of managers disagreed. Pictured: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella The survey found 87 per cent of workers …

Why overthinkers struggle with remote work
2 years, 7 months ago

Why overthinkers struggle with remote work

BBC  

Why overthinkers struggle with remote work 9 August 2022 Share Save Bryan Lufkin • @bryan_lufkin Features correspondent Share Save Getty Images Communicating remotely is hard, with far more room for ambiguity. But experts say remote work can make overthinking tendencies worse, because the lack of face-to-face communication among colleagues increases ambiguity and uncertainty – factors that can trigger overthinking spirals. …

The companies doubling down on remote work
2 years, 8 months ago

The companies doubling down on remote work

BBC  

The companies doubling down on remote work Getty Images Some CEOs are permanently shutting office space to give up on hybrid set-ups and fully embrace working from home. “I would think that it's non-reversible workers won't want to go back into the office.” For companies with the flexibility to take such a dramatic decision, the option is becoming increasingly appealing …

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers
2 years, 11 months ago

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers

BBC  

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers Getty Images Companies are calling employees back to the workplace – but not all of them. “While we can submit return-to-office queries during virtual meetings, they’re never been answered directly.” As pandemic restrictions end, more and more companies are calling employees back to the office – yet the rules are not universal …

Op-Ed: Of course many people of color prefer remote work. It helps dodge office weirdness
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Of course many people of color prefer remote work. It helps dodge office weirdness

LA Times  

A November survey of knowledge workers found that 86% of Latino workers and 81% of Asian/Asian American and Black workers would prefer a hybrid or fully remote arrangement, compared with 75% of their white counterparts. “People,” who, in a November survey of 10,737 knowledge workers conducted by the workplace research consortium Future Forum, indicated they preferred remote work over office …

Op-Ed: Work life will never be the same. We need some in-person days and some remote
3 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: Work life will never be the same. We need some in-person days and some remote

LA Times  

Working from home surged twelvefold between 2017-2018 and May 2020. Surveys of 50,000 workers across the country find they want to work from home 2.5 days a week on average after the pandemic. Employees working from home frequently tell me how they enjoy the freedom of being able to go to the gym or see the dentist during a week …

Remote working new normal; 82% employees prefer working from home: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Remote working new normal; 82% employees prefer working from home: Study

The Hindu  

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing unprecedented changes in work life, a study has revealed that 82% respondents admitted that they prefer working from home to going back to the office. The remote work trend was initially forced on employees due to the pandemic, however, after two years remote working has become a new normal and as things settled down new …

The future of work is hybrid – here’s an expert’s recommendations for success
3 years, 4 months ago

The future of work is hybrid – here’s an expert’s recommendations for success

Salon  

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. One thing stands out: Hybrid work arrangements – that is, employees who do some tasks in the office and others virtually – is clearly going to be a big part of the picture. One survey from April 2021 shows 99% of human resources leaders expect employees to work in some kind of hybrid …

‘You Are Mommy Tracked to the Billionth Degree’
3 years, 4 months ago

‘You Are Mommy Tracked to the Billionth Degree’

Politico  

While no one can be sure what workplaces will look like once we’re far removed from the pandemic — whenever that will be — the way we work will likely be altered in the long run. “They’ll expect the committed workers to come back, too.” “ It can be hard to tell if you are being treated differently than others, …

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?
3 years, 4 months ago

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

NPR  

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why? But writer Anne Helen Petersen says that on the other side of the pandemic, there's a chance work will rotate more around people's lives instead of the other way around. But I think people also forget that the office required a lot of sitting around …

We’re not abusing remote working – it’s a lifeline for carers like me
3 years, 5 months ago

We’re not abusing remote working – it’s a lifeline for carers like me

The Independent  

This week, remote working has again been in the spotlight after city bosses declared it unproductive. I have to carefully consider every job opportunity based on what I am able to juggle, not what I’m capable of doing or where it may take my career, until the shift to working from home. The switch to remote and hybrid working means …

For new hires, remote work brings challenges, opportunities
3 years, 6 months ago

For new hires, remote work brings challenges, opportunities

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rebekah Ingram’s remote internship has come with a series of unexpected challenges: She lacks a proper office set-up, her mother often calls for her while she works, and her dog barks during video calls. you’re working but … you’re in your own environment,” said the 22-year-old, who is interning at Like Minded Females Network, a global tech and …

Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
3 years, 6 months ago

Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I thought this period of remote work would be …

What bosses really think about remote work
3 years, 6 months ago

What bosses really think about remote work

BBC  

What bosses really think about remote work Getty Images Many managers are itching to get staff back to the office, despite employees championing alternative set-ups. “They start saying, ‘OK, now, you took the second vaccine, you need to be at the office’.” All this is fuelling debates about why exactly bosses are turning their backs on remote setups faster than …

3 Myths About Working From Home That Just Aren't True
3 years, 6 months ago

3 Myths About Working From Home That Just Aren't True

Huff Post  

Ivan Pantic via Getty Images Remote workers are often seen as less disengaged, less productive employees. “Remote work virtually eliminates spontaneous learning and creativity because you don’t run into people at the coffee machine, talk with clients in unplanned scenarios, or travel to meet with customers and employees for feedback on your products and services,” Dimon wrote. “People were 68% …

Here's how working from home makes you more productive
3 years, 11 months ago

Here's how working from home makes you more productive

Hindustan Times  

The great work-from-home experiment occasioned by the pandemic has divided opinion in the corporate suite and sparked endless debates about whether employees work as effectively from the kitchen table as they do from the office. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon has called the new arrangements “an aberration” that the investment bank will “correct as quickly as …

Remote work really does make us more productive
3 years, 11 months ago

Remote work really does make us more productive

Al Jazeera  

The remote work boom will lift productivity in the United States economy by 5 percent, mostly because of savings in commuting time, a new study finds. In contrast, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the ability to hire engineers far from Facebook Inc.’s main offices has opened up new pools of talent, and many employees will continue working remotely after …

Some workers can’t wait to get back to the office
3 years, 11 months ago

Some workers can’t wait to get back to the office

CNN  

While some employees are enjoying the flexibility of working from home, Janell Longa can’t wait to return to the office. “I am really keen to get back to the office,” said Sarah Williams, associate director of the Business School, University of Wolverhampton, UK, who’s been working from home for more than a year. “For me, that blurring of the lines …

Working from home isn’t working, at least for the young
4 years ago

Working from home isn’t working, at least for the young

The Independent  

Goldman Sachs has come under attack for the pressures put on junior members of staff. But the most interesting point he made – one that affects people far beyond the lofty heights of New York investment banking – was this: “In this world of remote work, it feels like we have to be connected 24/7.” If your office is your …

The bosses who want us back at work
4 years ago

The bosses who want us back at work

BBC  

The bosses who want us back in the office Alamy We assume remote work is here to stay – but some of the loudest voices in the corporate world are rallying to get employees back in offices. “It’s an aberration that we are going to correct as quickly as possible.” Jes Staley, chief executive of Barclays, voiced similar sentiments in …

Coronavirus Forced a Massive Remote-work Experiment. The Hard Phase is Yet to Come
4 years ago

Coronavirus Forced a Massive Remote-work Experiment. The Hard Phase is Yet to Come

News 18  

In March 2020, companies across the US abruptly shuttered their offices and instructed employees to work from home indefinitely as a result of the pandemic. “Many companies succeeded working remotely in 2020 largely because everyone was doing it — there was no built-in preference for office workers or stigma against remote workers,” said Andrew Hewitt, senior analyst at market research …

Why in-person workers may be more likely to get promoted
4 years ago

Why in-person workers may be more likely to get promoted

BBC  

Why in-person workers may be more likely to get promoted Alamy Remote work has a lot of benefits, but one major drawback: it may be harder to climb the career ladder when you’re at home. “You don’t want to come off as a complainer.” A heavier load Remote workers whose promotion prospects are suffering for lack of facetime may find …

How can colleagues support each other better while working from home?
4 years, 1 month ago

How can colleagues support each other better while working from home?

Live Mint  

A new year is well underway, but many of us are exactly where we were last March: working from home. If you felt miserable when you were going into the office every day, you probably didn’t tell yourself, “Man, I really hate this building.” When the problem is the work itself, you have bigger career questions to answer. King distinguishes …

Hybrid Remote Work Offers the Worst of Both Worlds
4 years, 8 months ago

Hybrid Remote Work Offers the Worst of Both Worlds

Wired  

Remote work, once considered a novelty or an odd experiment, has become a necessity for many businesses in the Covid-19 world. Despite recent successes with remote work, employers are reopening offices to some of their employees to encourage social bonding, reinforce culture, and increase business collaboration. If an office is the “glue,” and processes and systems don’t adapt for a …

The personalities that benefit most from remote work
4 years, 10 months ago

The personalities that benefit most from remote work

BBC  

The personalities that benefit most from remote work Getty Images As we switch to greater virtual working, some of us will find it easier than others. Therefore, I would speculate that the causal mechanisms that created the challenges in the short-term teams in the studies we examined would not be the same in our Covid-19 virtual work world.” Alamy It’s …

Remote work is good for business, and the world
4 years, 10 months ago

Remote work is good for business, and the world

Al Jazeera  

In the last few months, as it became clear that the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus would eventually overwhelm health services, governments around the world started to mandate social distancing in public places to protect their citizens. It has also been established that remote work leads workers to take fewer sick days and less vacation time, resulting in more …

99.8% of the workforce are incapable of remote working: Study
4 years, 11 months ago

99.8% of the workforce are incapable of remote working: Study

India Today  

The SCIKEY Mind Match Report reveals that 99.8 percent of the workforce are incapable of working from home and only 0.02 percent is Work from Home Champions and showcase highly productivity atributes. To drive successful business outcomes, companies need to encourage high productivity for their remote working employees. The study identified 17 percent of employees as Instruction driven and need …

Coronavirus-related or otherwise, here's why working from home is highly overrated
5 years ago

Coronavirus-related or otherwise, here's why working from home is highly overrated

Firstpost  

Research found the ideal amount of work-from-home time is 1 1/2 days per week — enough to participate in office culture along with time for work. In his blog post last week, he wrote that it “might also offer an opportunity for many companies to finally build a culture that allows long-overdue work flexibility.” I get where he’s coming from. …

Working from home is a lifesaver – and a big danger (opinion)
5 years ago

Working from home is a lifesaver – and a big danger (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joelle Renstrom teaches at Boston University and is the author of “Closing the Book: Travels in Life, Loss, and Literature.” Her work has appeared in Slate, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. However incomplete, solutions rely on technology: working remotely via Slack channels or Google hangouts, using Zoom for conference calls, videotaping and uploading …

Remote workers face a specific kind of bias
6 years, 2 months ago

Remote workers face a specific kind of bias

CNN  

A growing number of people are working out of the office. We’ve been socialized to view “reliable” workers as those most at their desks, so we often put a high value “face-time.” Companies like Microsoft have even included remote workers examples in their unconscious bias trainings. Research shows remote workers could be missing out on opportunities available only to in-office …

Remote work is the 'new frontier', but is it really the death of the office?
6 years, 3 months ago

Remote work is the 'new frontier', but is it really the death of the office?

ABC  

Mike Eckstein was living the "millennial dream", working for an exciting start-up in Chicago, far from the cloistered tech scene at home in Sydney. Key points: Remote work is most common in the tech sector, but is creeping into other industries However, an expert says it's an "unrealistic expectation" that there'll be flexibility for all workers Companies like Yahoo, IBM …

Remote work opportunities lead to better lifestyle for emotionally stable people
6 years, 6 months ago

Remote work opportunities lead to better lifestyle for emotionally stable people

India TV News  

Turns out, people with high emotional stability and autonomy are best suited for remote work opportunities. A new Baylor University study examined the impact of remote work on employee well-being and offered several strategies to help managers provide remote work opportunities that are valuable to the employee and the company. The research found that employees reporting high levels of autonomy …

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