During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of millions of people embraced an experiment in working from home (WFH) to isolate themselves from others and avoid the virus. However,…
Cora Gold is a freelance writer and the editor of women’s lifestyle magazine, Revivalist. She writes work-from-home and career advice for publications including Mediabistro and The Balanced CEO. Connect…
To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
As quiet quitting continues to rise and companies struggle with employee retention, we have some tips for preventing burnout by improving employee satisfaction.…
At a time when job satisfaction among teachers is at an all-time low, EdTech companies are offering educators a chance to pivot their knowledge to the technology field.…
Chase Warrington is the Head of Remote at Doist. He is passionate about making remote work, work and regularly contributes to many of the leading courses, conferences, podcasts, and publications…
The rise of remote work has created an expanded job market, leading to new challenges and opportunities for employers. An MIT researcher offers insight on how employers can best approach a global job market.…
Many managers are now living in a remote-first business environment, and companies across the globe are giving employees the opportunity to work from home. Although the shift may have been…
As much as employees and employers have recognized the positives of remote work during COVID-19—opting out of long commutes, avoiding in-office distractions, and being able to eat salmon for…
Sick of endless meetings that leave no time for you to do actual work? Here's a novel concept: stop scheduling so many. This and other key sanity-saving tips below.…
To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
Employees loved working from home even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to relocate their offices to their kitchen tables and basements.
Now, after a year under quarantine, office cubicles…
The United States lags far behind in both access to broadband internet and median data speeds—and some 20 to 40 million Americans are entirely without access to broadband internet. What’s being done to close the gap?…
As remote work continues to demonstrably boost productivity and bolster bottom lines, companies have more opportunities than ever to grant their staff the freedom to be off-site. But to reap…
What goes up must come down, nothing lasts forever, and those who live on the coasts must move to Middle America ... for the right price, of course.
After years in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
An increasing number of jobs don’t have to happen on-site, which means many employees are free to move to less expensive areas and enjoy a better quality of life.…
The trend toward remote work started much earlier than you might think.
Some trace the beginnings of working from home to our earliest ancestors in eastern and southern Africa, a…
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.…
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…
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…
Your employees can fire off emails from their iPhones while waiting to check out at Whole Foods, edit Google Docs on iPads once their kids give the devices back after…