Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it
4 years, 3 months ago

Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it

LA Times  

To encourage social distancing, arrows are taped on the floor at the office of Hudson Pacific Properties, a big office landlord in Los Angeles. You should Ask for what you want Whether you’re interviewing for a new job or trying to negotiate remote work with your current employer, being direct and honest about what you’re looking for is key. “Those are the kinds of things that would be important to build a case for.” If you’re applying for a new job, it’s crucial to show the employer that you’re capable of working remotely. Look for remote jobs If you’re looking for remote work, use keywords like “work from home” or “flexible schedule” when searching on sites like LinkedIn and Monster, Pinkett suggests. ◆ During last week’s debate, Trump said insulin is now so cheap, it’s “like water.” Columnist David Lazarus breaks down why this is untrue for millions of Americans.

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Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective
1 month, 1 week ago

Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective

NL Times  

Although remote work as a concept existed for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed the opportunities in this regard. Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective As a job aggregator, Jooble hosts millions of job openings all over the world. There are several reasons for that: The lockdown showed that employees tend to be more productive and more satisfied with their jobs in …

What working from home is really doing to your health
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

5 Ways to Work Remotely (and Effectively) for the Long Haul
1 year, 3 months ago

5 Ways to Work Remotely (and Effectively) for the Long Haul

Wired  

Covid-19 made remote work a reality for a lot of people, but for me, it was business as usual. Have a Designated Work Space That Is Not Where You Sleep There’s an old saying that beds should be used for just two things. I don’t necessarily recommend that—it didn’t do great things for my back—but it maintained the needed distance …

The fight over working from home goes global
1 year, 5 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 …

Working from home becomes a once-a-week perk for some office goers
1 year, 6 months ago

Working from home becomes a once-a-week perk for some office goers

LA Times  

The entrance to Walt Disney Co. headquarters is seen from West Alameda Avenue in Burbank. It’s a form of RTO creep, as companies test what has emerged as the post-pandemic norm of two to three days in the office and fan the debate over remote work. BlackRock has said employees must be in the office four days a week starting …

Work from Home to Continue in India? Survey Finds 73% Office Occupiers Want Hybrid Model
2 years, 6 months ago

Work from Home to Continue in India? Survey Finds 73% Office Occupiers Want Hybrid Model

News 18  

The days of remote working for all days of the work week may be over for employees in India as organisations are looking to shift to the hybrid model, a survey has indicated. Ltd, that 73 per cent of office space occupiers in India are evaluating hybrid working arrangements going forward instead of granting work from home to its employees …

So, you think you’ve tried remote work? You probably haven’t
3 years, 3 months ago

So, you think you’ve tried remote work? You probably haven’t

Live Mint  

As offices reopen and companies move toward a hybrid workplace, about half of today’s remote workers are eager to return to the office, at least most of the time. So many people experienced remote work for the first time while also having their first experience of home schooling, or at least having their children to care for all day. People …

Why remote work is a big problem for the economy
3 years, 5 months ago

Why remote work is a big problem for the economy

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Americans are trickling back to their pre-pandemic workplaces, but most offices are still largely empty. The Metropolitan Transit Authority received nearly $4 billion in government funding through the CARES Act, but fare and toll revenues aren’t expected to come back to their previous levels until 2023, according to a report from the Office of the …

The People Who’d Rather Quit Than Give Up Remote Work
55 years ago

The People Who’d Rather Quit Than Give Up Remote Work

Slate  

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. That’s because for many people remote work has been great—the lack of commute, flexible schedule, and more casual dress have provided a massive quality-of-life boon for many of …

The ultimate guide to working remotely forever
3 years, 7 months ago

The ultimate guide to working remotely forever

LA Times  

Have you been working from home since March 2020? “Not all companies are willing or able to accommodate such requests long term, but if you don’t speak up, your manager won’t know.” In many workplaces, remote work arrangements are generally decided categorically rather than on a case-by-case basis, employment advisor and litigator Michelle Strowhiro said. “If you really want to …

Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen
3 years, 7 months ago

Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen

LA Times  

Ben Jarso, an avid skier, recently bought a home in Truckee, Calif., after moving from the San Francisco area. “Not all companies are willing or able to accommodate such requests long term, but if you don’t speak up, your manager won’t know.” In many workplaces, remote work arrangements are generally decided categorically, rather than on a case-by-case basis, employment advisor …

Google says 20% of its workers will be remote after the pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Google says 20% of its workers will be remote after the pandemic

LA Times  

Google says it expects that about 20% of its workforce will continue to work remotely after its offices reopen this fall, while about 60% will have hybrid routines consisting of about three days in the office and two days “wherever they work best.” The remaining 20% can change their location to a different Google office. “The future of work is …

Here's how working from home makes you more productive
3 years, 8 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 …

Some workers can’t wait to get back to the office
3 years, 8 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 …

Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes
3 years, 9 months ago

Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes

Associated Press  

DETROIT — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded? A report this week from the employment website Indeed says postings for jobs that mention “remote work” have more than doubled …

Is continuing to work from home post-pandemic right for you?
4 years, 2 months ago

Is continuing to work from home post-pandemic right for you?

ABC  

If you've grown to love working from home during the pandemic, you might be wondering if it could work for you forever. Much of the evidence shows people who work from home are more productive and have increased job satisfaction, according to Mike Dockery, a labour market economist at Perth's Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. "The group that did work from …

How To Have a Productive Work From Home Experience
4 years, 2 months ago

How To Have a Productive Work From Home Experience

The Quint  

With remote working being the new normal, your home is now also your workspace. By following the right practices, you can have a productive work from home experience. From how to create an optimal work environment at home to recommending good practices to follow, the guide tells you everything you must know about a smooth and secure remote working experience. …

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say
4 years, 3 months ago

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say

The Telegraph  

The Government’s drive to get workers back to the office has been dealt a fresh blow as new research reveals almost two thirds of employers believe staff are at least as productive when they work from home. More than half of workers expect they will never return to working five days a week in the office, separate research by broadband …

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?
4 years, 4 months ago

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?

ABC  

One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift of around half the workforce to working at home. If working from home eliminated an hour of commuting, without changing time spent on work or reducing production, the result would be equivalent to a 13 per cent increase in productivity. A study by Harvard and …

Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson
4 years, 5 months ago

Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson

Associated Press  

David Heinemeier Hansson has made a name for himself as one of the tech industry’s more prominent iconoclasts and industry critics. Hansson spoke with The Associated Press to discuss remote work in the age of the pandemic and why Big Tech’s power should be limited. Q: Now we’ve been doing this for a few months, we’ve seen many companies basically …

Why I will never let our employees go fully remote after the pandemic (opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

Why I will never let our employees go fully remote after the pandemic (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: JT McCormick serves as president and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps you write, publish and market your book. Don’t get me wrong — at our company, Scribe Media, we closed our Austin-based offices and went to remote work before the state of Texas issued stay-at-home orders. According to Alex Pentland, director of MIT Connection …

Many Workers Would Prefer To Keep Working From Home At Least Some Of The Time
4 years, 7 months ago

Many Workers Would Prefer To Keep Working From Home At Least Some Of The Time

Huff Post  

nadia_bormotova via Getty Images Americans answered questions about how the coronavirus pandemic has shaped their ideas about working from home all the time or returning to an office. In his company announcement of switching mostly to permanent remote work, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke declared, “Office centricity is over.” But is a fully remote workforce what American professionals actually want? Although …

Understanding remote working against the backdrop of a pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Understanding remote working against the backdrop of a pandemic

The Hindu  

In these days of remote working, when it is more of an exigent need and hardly a considered choice, how does the average office-goer who has a certain ritual, a certain pattern to working bring that same ethos to the home? For those of us working from home for the first time, a few quick pointers: One, treat work from …

4 online tools and apps to make your work from home experience hassle free
4 years, 9 months ago

4 online tools and apps to make your work from home experience hassle free

India Today  

Remote working is like magic. Everyone knows and understand that working remotely can help you gain access to incredible talent, reduce costs and get you a tremendous advantage over your competitors in many other aspects. While startups have turned to remote working as a knee-jerk reaction and are leveraging multiple tools already available to let their employees for them to …

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way

BBC  

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way Getty Images A nearly empty office in Boston, Massachusetts on 10 March after staff was asked ot work from home Companies around the globe have rolled out mandatory remote work. Out of sight, out of mind can be a real problem for remote workers – Sara Sutton So when you do …

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