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Nathan Allen

Work from Home, Save the World

5 min read

Avoiding the commute and working from home can not only boost your productivity, it can also help you play a role in mitigating climate change.…

Work from Home, Save the World

How Baby Boomers Are Using WFH and WFA to Work Past Retirement

5 min read

Quick, think. When someone says “remote worker” what’s the stereotype that comes to mind? A 20-something surrounded by a mountain of Apple screens in an over-priced San Fran studio?…

How Baby Boomers Are Using WFH and WFA to Work Past Retirement

Our Favorite Work-from-Home Jobs Available Now

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Remote work is no longer just for the techie huddled behind a MacBook Pro sipping a $7 micro-roasted skinny latte. The percentage of Americans working remotely already had climbed by…

Our Favorite Work-from-Home Jobs Available Now

How to Use Meditation to Boost Focus and Productivity While WFH

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One of the most common laments of those considering or already practicing remote work: I can’t help but get distracted by housework that needs to be done or I…

How to Use Meditation to Boost Focus and Productivity While WFH

How to Keep Your Remote Team Engaged and Happy

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Loneliness and isolation are two of the biggest struggles for remote workers. A 2017 Harvard study found those working outside the office felt left out from, or even shunned by,…

How to Keep Your Remote Team Engaged and Happy

Simple, Effective Grounding Practices for Remote Workers

5 min read

Need a few minutes of Zen in the midst of this crazy time? Here's how to de-stress.…

Simple, Effective Grounding Practices for Remote Workers

Want to WFA? Some of Our Favorite Ways to Give it a Test-Drive

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Sure, COVID-19 has you thinking you can do your job from anywhere. But are you really ready to give up the familiarity and collegiality of an office with real-life interactions?…

Want to WFA? Some of Our Favorite Ways to Give it a Test-Drive

The wrkfrce Gift Guide for Remote Workers

9 min read

From $14 to $899, we’ve got 40 great options to suit every remote worker’s taste and wallet.…

The wrkfrce Gift Guide for Remote Workers

How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Health While Working from Home

6 min read

It's one thing to merely survive as a remote worker—it’s another to thrive. It all comes down to your commitment to well-being.…

How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Health While Working from Home

WTF Does WFA Even Mean? [And Other Definitions]

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These days it seems like nearly everyone is a remote worker. News anchors are broadcasting from their living rooms. Peloton instructors are pedaling through live classes from their dens. Real…

WTF Does WFA Even Mean? [And Other Definitions]

Is Business Travel Over For Good?

4 min read

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically curtailed travel—and business travel has experienced a major impact. Work travel is a $1.5 trillion industry. That’s right, trillion, with a “t.…

Is Business Travel Over For Good?

Going WFH or WFA? Here Are Some Ideas for a Smooth Transition

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So, you’re a few months into the great remote work experiment? Turns out, your employees like it. And so do you. From mid-March to mid-April 2020, the percentage of…

Going WFH or WFA? Here Are Some Ideas for a Smooth Transition

Why Psychological Safety Matters More for Remote Workers

4 min read

About five years ago, Google’s People Operations (the tech giant’s version of an HR department) shared a robust study answering a brief yet complex question: What makes a…

Why Psychological Safety Matters More for Remote Workers

The 5 Best Remote Work Benefits You’ve Never Thought Of

4 min read

These days, pretty much everyone has heard the benefits of remote work for employees and employers alike. Boosted employee wellness and satisfaction, slashed commute times and money spent on office…

The 5 Best Remote Work Benefits You’ve Never Thought Of

Avoiding Bed-to-Desk: Creating a Routine of Boundaries While WFH

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How do you leave your work at the office if the office is at home? It’s a question many virtual workers struggle with. Surveys show setting boundaries and not…

Avoiding Bed-to-Desk: Creating a Routine of Boundaries While WFH

What Blue-Collar Workers Can Teach Us About Remote Work

4 min read

Most of the time, we think of remote workers as techies in cushy jobs. Or freelancers. You know, the typical white-collar sort of work. But research shows that most remote…

What Blue-Collar Workers Can Teach Us About Remote Work

Home Offices Move to the Suburbs: Coronavirus Accelerates Urban Exodus

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Not long ago, city dwellers loved to mock the 'burbs. Now, they can't relocate there fast enough.…

Home Offices Move to the Suburbs: Coronavirus Accelerates Urban Exodus

The Explosion of Remote EdTech Jobs and Where to Find Them

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Education systems across the United States, from kindergarten to postdoctoral, have been turned on their heads by the coronavirus outbreak. Ten of the country’s 15 largest public school systems…

The Explosion of Remote EdTech Jobs and Where to Find Them

Creating the Ideal Remote Work Space

4 min read

Remember the days when you had to spend hours on end in a gray felt cubicle? Never again.…

Creating the Ideal Remote Work Space

Tips for Asking for Vacation Time as a Remote Worker

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Check your Gmail. No, not the stack of emails from your coworkers or the ads for “five vegetables you should never eat!” (only five?) but your automated vacation reply. What…

Tips for Asking for Vacation Time as a Remote Worker

Achieving Peak Productivity: A How-to Guide for Remote Workers

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Working from home can get you in the best shape of your life—mentally, physically, and environmentally—if you take these tips to heart.…

Achieving Peak Productivity: A How-to Guide for Remote Workers

How to Preserve Your Company’s Culture amid a Global Pandemic

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COVID-19 may be crippling businesses’ ability to gather employees in person, but there’s never been a better time to reconnect with what your core values are.…

How to Preserve Your Company’s Culture amid a Global Pandemic

Beyond Zoom and Slack: How to Manage Newly Remote Workers

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If you’re like many companies across the country, you’re continuing to hone remote operations after sending employees home for virtual work. The Atlantic has called it “an anxious…

Beyond Zoom and Slack: How to Manage Newly Remote Workers

Asynchronous Communication: What It Is and Why You Need It

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In a mostly remote world, people can't all be online at the same time—and that’s a good thing.…

Asynchronous Communication: What It Is and Why You Need It

The Pioneers of Modern Remote Work

4 min read

Every great movement starts with a few bold, inspired minds. Meet the people who foresaw today's biggest business trend.…

The Pioneers of Modern Remote Work

Home Is Where the Work Is: How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Be Remote

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Asking a manager for work-from-home time may seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be—if you arm yourself with the right questions and assurances beforehand.…

Home Is Where the Work Is: How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Be Remote

How to Land—and Maximize—a Virtual Internship

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That perfect first job you had lined up may not be panning out quite the way you hoped, but that doesn't mean you can’t still gain valuable experience if you’re willing to be flexible.…

How to Land—and Maximize—a Virtual Internship

How the Remote Work Surge Has Impacted Social Media

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Once the initial allure of baking sourdough bread, planting victory gardens, and tie-dyeing sweatsuits during COVID wore off, people realized all they really wanted to do was lurk on Instagram and LinkedIn.…

How the Remote Work Surge Has Impacted Social Media

All Zoomed Out? Here’s What Businesses Can Do

4 min read

Sitting all day and chatting with colleagues over Zoom or other videoconferencing apps sounds easy. After all, you’re not exerting much physical energy, so you should feel fresh as…

All Zoomed Out? Here’s What Businesses Can Do

Online Tools and Software Every Remote Manager Should Know

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More people work remotely today than ever before—and that was pre-pandemic. Remote work has grown by 44% over the past five years; Gallup data show that 62% of US…

Online Tools and Software Every Remote Manager Should Know

So, Your Employees Love Virtual Work. Now What?

5 min read

Three years ago, I turned down a dream-job offer at a prestigious magazine. The reason? Five remote work days a year. That wasn’t going to cut it. As it…

So, Your Employees Love Virtual Work. Now What?

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Home Office

The Best Home Office Hardware and Equipment for Remote Workers

The Best Home Office Hardware and Equipment for Remote Workers 7 min read

Work from Home, Save the World

Work from Home, Save the World 5 min read

Need for Speed: Broadband for All Americans Is No Longer Optional

Need for Speed: Broadband for All Americans Is No Longer Optional 5 min read
Careers

How to Define Your Key Priorities Before Relocating for Remote Work

How to Define Your Key Priorities Before Relocating for Remote Work 7 min read
Experts

How to Sell Everything to Travel the World (From Someone Who’s Done It)

How to Sell Everything to Travel the World (From Someone Who’s Done It) 9 min read
Careers

Our Favorite Work-from-Home Jobs Available Now

Our Favorite Work-from-Home Jobs Available Now 4 min read
Managing Teams

In Defense of Synchronous Work

In Defense of Synchronous Work 3 min read
Experts

The Phases of Remote Adaptation

The Phases of Remote Adaptation 9 min read
Roundups

Working or Managing from Home? Peruse These 7 Books for Tips and Strategies

Working or Managing from Home? Peruse These 7 Books for Tips and Strategies 3 min read
Careers

The Explosion of Remote EdTech Jobs and Where to Find Them

The Explosion of Remote EdTech Jobs and Where to Find Them 4 min read
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