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Fall on walk from bed to desk is workplace accident, German court rules
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Remote work should be (mostly) asynchronous
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Omicron: Here we go again
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Great, affordable downtowns that don't require a car?
Hi all, Yesterday I got the good news from my work that my remote work assignment is now permanent and I am free to live and work anywhere in the US. I get to keep my salary so really any place is...
Hi all,
Yesterday I got the good news from my work that my remote work assignment is now permanent and I am free to live and work anywhere in the US. I get to keep my salary so really any place is on the table for me and I wanted to get some feedback and advice from those who live or have lived across the US.
While I would personally be content moving to the middle of nowhere, my partner has been aching to get out of the suburbs of the Bay area and be around more people and things to do that wouldn't require her to drive places. Personally, I'm looking to take my rent price down to a maximum of ~$2100 per month for a 2 bedroom that will give us enough space to each do our remote work. Some places that I have been looking at are:
- San Diego, CA - not so affordable but has great dog beaches and vibrant downtown
- Chattanooga, TN - affordable but small for my partner and lacks the restaurant variety we have grown accustomed to in CA. Knoxville, TN may be a runner up.
- Kansas City, MO - I have nephews that I have neglected being a part of their life and this would put me within 30 minutes of being close to them. Apartments are dirt cheap in downtown.
- Richmond, VA - closer to my parents but haven't looked too into this. I grew up on the complete other side of VA but am willing to come back to the state .
- Chicago, IL - this place is massive and I have no idea what are the best places in the city to live vs. what to avoid. I have always heard Chicago is underrated and I'm not opposed to the cold. I like that they have tons to do but it isn't really close to family as I would like to be.
Anyways, I'm open to hearing about some underrated places and putting some time into researching them. Walkability and things to do are critical in selling the city to my partner who really doesn't want to drive to do anything.
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Contribute to Buffer’s annual State of Remote Work report
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Portugal makes it illegal for your boss to text you after work in 'game changer' remote work law
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The effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers
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These people who work from home have a secret: They have two jobs
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Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money
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Google's 'hypocritical' remote work policies anger employees, after a senior executive announced he's moving to New Zealand in what some workers consider special treatment
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The next great disruption is hybrid work—thoughts from Microsoft on the future of work
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Work from home expert Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford economist, says office space will get more collaborative, and you’ll still be working from home (just not as much)
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At some point, many people will return to office life, at least part time. How do you think that'll affect work behavior and the tools for it (Slack, Zoom, etc.)?
What product features would you hope the vendors would add in preparation for that eventuality? For example... For the last year, we all have had “one connection, one face on screen.” That’s given...
What product features would you hope the vendors would add in preparation for that eventuality?
For example... For the last year, we all have had “one connection, one face on screen.” That’s given everyone a kind of equality, where we each have an equal seat at the table. (With or without cat filters.) Now we have to contemplate returning to an environment where SOME people are in the office, and thus huddled around a conference table, and the rest of the team is working from home. It was like that in the Before Times, but now everybody is more cognizant of the disadvantages… not the least of which is the poor video organization in conference rooms. Few companies are smart enough to install a camera that’s pointed at the people around the conference table, for instance, however simple/cheap an option that is.
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What companies get wrong about remote salaries
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The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore
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Deutsche Bank suggests 5% tax on home workers to support those impacted by the pandemic
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Evolving Reddit's workforce - Going forward, Reddit employees will mostly be able to work remotely from wherever they want, and all US employees will be paid the same, regardless of location
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The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks
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Norway's oil workers fear for future as rigs go remote – shift to operating oil rigs remotely from land, accelerated by lower crude prices, has rekindled concerns among unions
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New Hampshire announces it will challenge a legal decision by Massachusetts to continue taxing NH residents who normally work in Massachusetts but have worked remotely during the pandemic
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I built a tiny home office… then I lost my job
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Remote worker? These nations want you.
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For those who used to work in offices and now work at home due to the pandemic: How has your work schedule changed?
Do you have different rituals? (e.g. used to be in the office by 9am, now shifted to night bird; or switched to a 4-day work week; or take a mid-day break for home schooling)
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Swedes have long embraced their version of staycations: hemester – Covid-19 travel restrictions and remote working are reshaping the tradition
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The workforce is about to change dramatically
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To see how a city embraces remote work, just look to Helsinki – a deeply rooted culture of trust is crucial to the success of remote working
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Lawn chairs and kitchen tables - Ergonomics in the involuntary work-from-home era
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End of the office: The quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home
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Five sex workers talk about doing their jobs during COVID-19
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Will places that depend on tourism be more open to high tech, given that remote work is more accepted?
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What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work
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Telecommuting requires new interpersonal skills, especially if you’re trying to stay on the boss’s radar. So what’s the best approach?
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Basecamp’s founders are trying to start an email rebellion with hey.com
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How do you get a promotion when you work in a remote office?
Some years ago, I wrote a book about telecommuting, including a section about the reasons people don't want to be remote workers. High on the list was, "It's too hard to move up in the company"...
Some years ago, I wrote a book about telecommuting, including a section about the reasons people don't want to be remote workers. High on the list was, "It's too hard to move up in the company" because if you're out of sight, you're out of mind.
Well, now suddenly nearly everybody is a telecommuter, whether or not they like the idea. So that particular skill is particularly relevant. And I've been assigned an article on "How to 'manage up' when you work from home." I'd like your input.
My article is meant to compile practical how-to tips for people working from home on “how to stay on your boss's radar.” What advice do you have to share?
Ideally: Give me a bullet point (“Do XYZ”), why (“It accomplishes this”), and perhaps an anecdote sharing how it made a difference.
Please don’t expend energy telling me why it’s important, or what the barriers are. Take that as a given. I’m looking for solid “Do this” suggestions.
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Real reasons why tech giants are hugging “remote work”
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Employee monitoring software surges as companies send staff home
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The unintended consequences of working from home
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The coronavirus is making us all camgirls: For millions of newly remote workers, doing your job now involves looking the part, figuring out your angles, and performing for the camera
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The workplace-surveillance technology boom
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The right to work from home should be a demand far beyond the pandemic
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Twitter will allow employees to work at home forever
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Internet giants to staff: Plan to work from home for the year
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For these Federal employees, telework means productivity is up, their backlog is down
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How many jobs can be done at home? UChicago study
PDF: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_White-Paper_Dingel_Neiman_3.2020.pdf
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The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen staff are cooking at home
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The software that’s being made available free to help with home working during the COVID-19 crisis
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Plenty of American workers aren't being told to work remotely—even though they could
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Work From Home (WFH) Thread - March 16th, 2020
I suspect many of you are, like me, working from home today and in the near future. I thought that it might be nice to have a single thread where we can chat about WFH and our day to day lives...
I suspect many of you are, like me, working from home today and in the near future. I thought that it might be nice to have a single thread where we can chat about WFH and our day to day lives while self-isolating in order to feel a bit less isolated. If people think this kind of thing is a good idea, perhaps this can be a daily (or weekly o_o) thread.
Feel free to talk about:
- Day to day life at home
- What's on your agenda for work
- Your thoughts on self-isolating and quarantine.
- Casual talk that you might normally have with coworkers .
- Anything else! (Though of course, the rest of the site still exists)
I personally tend to get more work done while working from home as there are less interruptions in the form of meetings and informal breaks. So in a weird way I'm looking forward to this time in order to get quite a bit done. Still, it's hard not to get cabin fever.
How are you all doing?
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Twenty-four video conferencing tips to go from telecommuting zero to hero
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