Work from Home, Save the World
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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.…
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How Baby Boomers Are Using WFH and WFA to Work Past Retirement
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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?…
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…
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 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,…
Simple, Effective Grounding Practices for Remote Workers
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Need a few minutes of Zen in the midst of this crazy time? Here's how to de-stress.…
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?…
The wrkfrce Gift Guide for Remote Workers
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From $14 to $899, we’ve got 40 great options to suit every remote worker’s taste and wallet.…
How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Health While Working from Home
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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.…
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…
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Is Business Travel Over For Good?
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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.…
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…
Why Psychological Safety Matters More for Remote Workers
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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…
The 5 Best Remote Work Benefits You’ve Never Thought Of
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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…
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…
What Blue-Collar Workers Can Teach Us About Remote Work
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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…
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.…
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…
Creating the Ideal Remote Work Space
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Remember the days when you had to spend hours on end in a gray felt cubicle? Never again.…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…
The Pioneers of Modern Remote Work
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Every great movement starts with a few bold, inspired minds. Meet the people who foresaw today's biggest business trend.…
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.…
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 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.…
All Zoomed Out? Here’s What Businesses Can Do
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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…
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…
So, Your Employees Love Virtual Work. Now What?
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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…
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