NoDesk - NoDesk: Issue #235
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Top PicksHand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond. These ‘stealth’ remote workers are working from Bali—and their colleagues have no ideaSimon Willis | Fortune While COVID raged, she logged in from her apartment. Now that the virus has eased, her bosses were encouraging people to return to the office, but they weren’t being strict. “They say two days a week would be nice,” she says, “but nobody really cares.” All her client meetings were still being conducted virtually, so sure, why not? Go work in Bali. Remote workers are wasting their time proving they’re actually workingRani Molla | Vox That uncertainty, coupled with a looming recession and many companies moving back to more time in the office, is prompting workers to increasingly show that they’re working — which is decidedly not the same as actually working. Rather, it’s what some have called “productivity theater.” Remote working may be a win-win for employers, employees and — even the economyGreg Rosalsky | NPR Nearly half of the American workforce is now working remotely at least one day a week. And new research shows that many employees consider remote work to be non-negotiable for their employment. How remote work withers our social networksCarlo Ratti | The Boston Globe Cafe society and a confab around the water cooler may enhance creativity. 4-Day Workweek Brings No Loss of Productivity, Companies in Experiment SayJenny Gross | The New York Times More than 70 companies in Britain are undergoing a six-month experiment in which their employees get a paid day off each week. So far, most companies say it’s going well. The search for the most useless office perk in the worldAds of the World A mailroom punching bag. Tuna cans with no can opener. A folded-up exercise machine. New marketing campaign seeks “the most useless office perk ever” and draws in hilarious submissions. one piece of advicekatie | unfurled spirals I’ve been chatting with many young people lately, and they are all generally very stressed and anxious about the future. I offer them my own advice, but don’t want them to just take it from me. So I surveyed some of the people in my life that I admire the most: “what is one piece of advice you’d give to your 20 year old self” If you work exclusively remote I recommend…If you work exclusively remote I recommend going to meetups, conferences and events near you because real life human interaction can work wonders for the mind and soul. If you’re starting a company give it a go as remote-firstIf you’re starting a company give it a go as remote-first, if it doesn’t work it’ll make you adopt async and documentation best practices that will be useful in whatever model you decide to fall back to! Ultimately do whatever works for your business. Support NoDeskAll of the content on NoDesk and the newsletter is available for free to everyone. If you’d like to support my work and have the opportunity to do so, please consider joining as a paid member. Your support also goes a long way when you:
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NoDesk: Issue #234
Thursday, September 22, 2022
A weekly newsletter with the best new remote jobs, stories and ideas from the remote work community, and occasional offbeat pieces to feed your curiosity. By Daniel (@nodeskco). Remote Jobs 100000s of
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