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How Young Indians are achieving ambitions through gigs, as discussed on Reddit
3 weeks, 2 days ago

How Young Indians are achieving ambitions through gigs, as discussed on Reddit

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s gig economy is no longer just about side incomes — it’s the new-age blueprint for how today’s professionals are hustling for success. Communities like r/IndiaCareers, r/indianstartups r/developersIndia, and r/personalfinanceindia are abuzz with gig-life stories: From college students financing their education, MNC employees moonlighting for higher investments, to Gen Z plotting remote work escapes to their parents’ villages, Reddit is …

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Artist Emmaline Zanelli explores life as a teenager in remote South Australian mining town Roxby Downs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Artist Emmaline Zanelli explores life as a teenager in remote South Australian mining town Roxby Downs

ABC  

A car is pulled over on the side of a dirt road, on the outskirts of Roxby Downs, a town in the South Australian outback. "I've had family members doing FIFO work, and I think it's a really extreme way to live," Zanelli tells ABC Arts. "I'm sure that there are kids all over that need to occupy themselves while …

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Remote work boosts off-peak domestic travel
Top News
2 months ago

Remote work boosts off-peak domestic travel

China Daily  

By ZHU WENQIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-07 10:06 People traveling south for warmer weather hold a concert in Sanya, Hainan province, in October 2023. "Elderly people who live in northern regions like to go to warmer places for winter every year, and then return to the north after the weather warms up," said Cai Muzi, a Qunar researcher. …

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Wood carver Maud Baillie made 'world-class' craft furniture on remote Wedge Island 120 years ago
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wood carver Maud Baillie made 'world-class' craft furniture on remote Wedge Island 120 years ago

ABC  

Port Lincoln's Bill Lakin fondly remembers his grandmother, Ma-ma, as a humble, frail lady in a wheelchair, who had scrapbooks of paintings and drawings. This week the Art Gallery of South Australia unveiled a glass cabinet Maud carved in 1905, at the age of 21, when she was living on remote Wedge Island, off the South Australian coast. Mr Gare …

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The joy of working with strangers in a co-working space
9 months ago

The joy of working with strangers in a co-working space

Live Mint  

In the past couple of years, co-working spaces have become more popular among remote workers and freelancers as well as hybrid and full-time professionals, with many start-ups working from shared offices. “It also works great for people who live in remote locations and brings them the work-community feel.” Sahil Khan, a product and design professional working with a tech start-up, …

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The 'overemployed' online community is engaged in a profitable workplace deception
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The 'overemployed' online community is engaged in a profitable workplace deception

ABC  

When Tony* joined the meeting that ended his covert double life, it seemed like a brief, unremarkable video conference. According to overemployed.com – the movement's spiritual online home – there is one golden rule: "don't talk about working two remote jobs". "If you're signing off the time sheet, saying that you've put in a number of hours that you haven't, …

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Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don’t want to go back
1 year, 5 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 …

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Remote work on vacation: A plea to end this dreadful trend.
1 year, 5 months ago

Remote work on vacation: A plea to end this dreadful trend.

Slate  

This is part of Airplane Mode, a series on the business—and pleasure—of travel right now. No, I’ve finally concluded, three years into America’s compulsory experiment in remote work: The workcation is a farce. A similar study from JobSage found that nearly half of all respondents had opted for a workcation instead of a true vacation because they couldn’t take time …

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Out of office: Five of the best destinations for remote working while on holiday
1 year, 10 months ago

Out of office: Five of the best destinations for remote working while on holiday

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Passive Income Visa is aimed at those who intend to live in the country, however, so you must spend …

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When the workplace is your respite
2 years, 1 month ago

When the workplace is your respite

Live Mint  

For Jesintha Devaraj, 27, a PhD scholar of translation studies at the University of Hyderabad, working from home proved to be game-changing. Of course, many working Indian women had already been doing the “double shift”, working at their day job and then managing household affairs, mainly single-handedly, long before the pandemic. Your workplace becomes just yours—a space and niche to …

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Work 40 hours a week or quit: Elon Musk wants employees to return to office, email goes viral
2 years, 7 months ago

Work 40 hours a week or quit: Elon Musk wants employees to return to office, email goes viral

Firstpost  

In a leaked email that is circulating on the internet, Musk has demanded Tesla employee “must be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week or depart”. Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants employees to return to the office soon. A cultural awakening started in India in 2014, and it will again take India to the heights it …

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Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
3 years, 4 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 …

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Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook Inc has launched Horizon Workroom's new VR remote work app on Thursday. Facebook looks at its initial move towards the metaverse of the future which the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed in the past few weeks. To use facebook's new app Horizon Workroom, the user must use the Oculus Quest2 headset to conduct meetings as an …

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Remote work is the new signing bonus
3 years, 6 months ago

Remote work is the new signing bonus

Live Mint  

After almost a year and a half of working from home, many white-collar employees say they are not willing to return to corporate offices full-time. Hardly anyone will return to Allstate’s offices full time, Ms. Blair says, after employees expressed in surveys that they didn’t want to and the company found most functions don’t require an office setting. “Instead of …

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One year of Covid-19 pandemic: Companies fighting complexities of hybrid workspace
3 years, 9 months ago

One year of Covid-19 pandemic: Companies fighting complexities of hybrid workspace

India Today  

A year after the first Covid-19 case was reported, it is obvious that the pandemic’s impact on the future of work and workplaces is here to stay. With working remotely it has become even more important for employees to stay connected by attending virtual gatherings, maintaining a high level of enthusiasm, and highlight professional accomplishments. Remote work makes cybersecurity vital …

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Working from home isn’t working, at least for the young
3 years, 9 months 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 …

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HR trends to look out for 2021
4 years ago

HR trends to look out for 2021

India Today  

Last year many talent leaders and industry experts anticipated the trends that were set to reshape the HR industry in 2020. Adopting cross-functional work strategies In an immediate response to the Covid pandemic, recruiters started looking for effective collaboration to solve complex business challenges. Particularly, in a crisis like this, HR leaders need to bring together people from different functional …

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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 …

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Coronavirus: Remote working worsens work-life balance, poll finds
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Remote working worsens work-life balance, poll finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Almost half of …

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How leaders can support work from home employees amid Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

How leaders can support work from home employees amid Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we live and work. You need happy, healthy workers to show up to work each morning and keep providing quality work even while working from home.The best leaders, motivate employees, build trust-based relationships and have the ability to overcome adversity. Encourage a healthy work-life balance and exhibit empathy Working from home blurs the line …

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Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home

India Today  

The changing dynamics of the workspace landscape under the pressure of Covid-19 outbreak has put a halt to the long debate on whether allowing employees to work from home augments their productivity or curtails it, by putting it to a practical test overnight, that too on a world-wide scale. With digital offices becoming the new normal in 2020, companies all …

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Fitch downgrades outlook for Australia's credit rating, ASX falls
4 years, 7 months ago

Fitch downgrades outlook for Australia's credit rating, ASX falls

ABC  

The local share market has closed lower and ratings agency Fitch has downgraded its outlook for Australia's AAA credit rating. Key points: The Australian share market closed lower, led by losses for the healthcare and energy sectors Fitch has downgraded the outlook for Australia's credit rating to 'negative' from 'stable' In the US overnight, the S&P 500 fell 0.8 per …

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Remote working during coronavirus lockdown could create MORE job satisfaction
4 years, 9 months ago

Remote working during coronavirus lockdown could create MORE job satisfaction

Daily Mail  

Social networks like Facebook are strengthening co-worker relationships during lockdown measures imposed due to the coronavirus, a new study suggests. 'The prevalence of social networking sites indicates a seismic shift in the way that individuals connect with others, and co-worker relationships are no exception,' the authors write in International Journal of Hospitality Management. 'Employees' once well-established work boundary strategies may …

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High-Stakes Security Setups Are Making Remote Work Impossible
4 years, 9 months ago

High-Stakes Security Setups Are Making Remote Work Impossible

Wired  

It's a rule of thumb in cybersecurity that the more sensitive your system, the less you want it to touch the internet. Companies with especially sensitive data or operations often limit remote connections, segment networks to limit a hacker's access if they do get in, and sometimes even disconnect their most important machines from the internet altogether. Late last week, …

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