Working At Home May Soon Include a Pay Cut
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Working from home during the pandemic became a surprising success. Many workers enjoyed a better quality of life plus savings on commuting, office wardrobe and…
What Remote Work Debate? They’ve Been Back at the Office for a While
From today’s New York Times: The competition for parking space is getting steeper. Commutes are inching longer. Workplace lounges are filling up with commotion as junior associates play cornhole. What…
The Office Monsters Who Are Trying to Claw Their Way Back to 2019
From today’s New York Times: As long as work has existed, employers have tried to size up their employees’ commitment to their jobs. Are you on the fast track? The…
Elon Musk Tells Employees To Return To Office 40 Hours A Week — Or Quit
From today’s NPR News: CEO Elon Musk demanded that Tesla employees must return to the office for in-person work at least 40 hours per week or they’ll be let go.…
A Two-Year, 50-Million-Person Experiment in Changing How We Work
From today’s New York Times: Kristen Egziabher was all jitters just before the pandemic, awaiting news of a possible raise, until her manager came back dejected from his meeting with…
The Original Hybrid Workers Can Teach Remote Employees How to Do It Right
From today’s The Wire: ON JULY 17, 1963, Jack Nilles sat for hours in the corridors of the Pentagon, drinking cup after cup of sludgy coffee as he waited for…
Right to Disconnect and Less Task Monitoring Key to Better Remote Work
From today’s Computer Weekly: Enterprises and governments should place clear limits on invasive workplace surveillance and support workers’ “right to disconnect” to reduce the negative physical and mental health impacts…
Portugal Bans Employers from Texting Employees after Work. Could it Happen Here in the US?
From today’s The Guardian: Employers in Portugal will now face fines if they attempt to contact remote workers after hours, thanks to a new law. The legislation was conceived by…
Op-Ed: The Work-From-Home Employee Bill of Rights Outlined in Seven Articles
From today’s ComputerWorld Online: Remote work became the new normal quickly as COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns came into force in spring 2020, and it’s clear that after the pandemic recedes, remote…