Uber CEO Has Something to Say About Worker Discontent Over the Return to the Office: ‘It Is What It Is’
Business and EconomicsUber has joined a growing number of tech companies in calling employees back to the office in recent years.
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Google Strikes a Blow Against Remote Work: Employees Can’t Simply Go to the Office, They Need to Live Nearby
Business and EconomicsThe tech giant believes that in-person collaboration is essential for fostering innovation and effectively solving complex problems.
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You Don’t Need to Pay for a Remote Desktop Solution: RustDesk Is Free and Works Perfectly on Your Phone
AppsRustDesk is your go-to app for remote access, allowing connections from phone to phone, computer to computer, and even through the web.
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Employees Value Remote Work So Much That They’d Accept a Pay Cut of 25% to Keep Working From Home
Business and EconomicsReturn-to-office mandates increased in 2024. This shift has made remote job offers much more desirable. In fact, employees are willing to accept salary reductions of up to 25%.
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Companies That Have Ditched Remote Work Face a Massive Challenge: They’re Taking Longer to Fill Job Vacancies
Business and EconomicsHuman resource managers recognize that requiring highly skilled employees to return to the office may increase the staff turnover rate.
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Amazon Delays Employees Return to the Office Due to an Unexpected Problem: It Doesn’t Have Enough Room to Accommodate Them
Business and EconomicsAmazon CEO Andy Jassy has ordered employees to return to the office five days a week, but the offices aren’t ready.
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Amazon’s CEO Denies That the Company’s Return-to-Office Policy Is a ‘Backdoor Layoff’
Business and EconomicsCEO Andy Jassy dismissed any theories suggesting that the mandate is a covert layoff process or part of some hidden agenda.
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Spotify Declines to Force Employees to Go Back to the Office. You Can’t Treat Them Like Children, Execs Say
Business and EconomicsSpotify's CHRO has ruled out that the company will force its employees back into offices: “You can’t spend a lot of time hiring grown-ups and then treat them like children.”
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Researchers Find That Remote Workers Get Paid 7% Less Than Those Who Work From the Office
Business and EconomicsReturn-to-office policies can lead to a wage gap. Despite this, telecommuting is seen as an incentive.
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New Survey Finds That 91% of Employees Are Unhappy With Amazon’s Total Return-to-Office Policy
Business and EconomicsAmazon's five-day office mandate has caused tension between employees and the company. According to a survey, 91% of employees are dissatisfied with the policy.
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‘It Comes Down to Economics’: A Former Amazon Employee Shares His Thoughts on the End of Remote Work at Amazon
Business and EconomicsSome employees believe that Amazon's stricter return-to-office policy is a strategy to push some of the workforce to resign.
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Remote Work Has a Negative Impact on Vacations, Study Finds. Workers Are Putting in More Hours and Have Less Time to Rest
Business and EconomicsRemote work has inherited some of the old habits of on-site work. “Chair warmers” have become “always available employees."
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Former Google CEO Claimed Remote Work Won’t Help Win the AI Race. He Apologized 48 Hours Later
Business and EconomicsHe's asked Stanford University to remove the video where he criticized about remote work in the company.
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Companies Wanted to Return to the Office at All Cost. According to Gartner, They Paid a High Price
Business and Economics62% of employees are "quiet quitting" after companies implemented a back-to-office policy.
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Amazon Has Revised Its Return-to-Office Policy. Going to the Office for Coffee Isn’t Enough: Employees Need to Stay
Business and EconomicsThe company is putting an end to "coffee badging."
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‘We’ve Reached the Point of Maximum Human Inefficiency’: Microsoft Measured How Much Time We Spend in Meetings and the Result Is Astounding
Business and EconomicsMeetings have tripled in the last decade, leaving some employees spending a large portion of their day in meetings and not getting work done.
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Apple Sent Out a 7 a.m. Email Asking About Remote Work. Its Employees Didn’t Like It
Business and EconomicsApple emailed employees asking for feedback on remote work and company culture. A few days earlier, the company had threatened to eliminate working from home for good.
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Gen Z Has Its Own Punctuality Etiquette, and It Says That 10 Minutes Late to Work Isn’t Late
Business and EconomicsAccording to a survey, 46% of Gen Z employees believe 10 minutes late for work doesn't count as being unpunctual.
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Dell Asked Employees to Return to the Office or Accept the Consequences. 50% Will Accept the Consequences
Business and Economics50% of Dell employees continue to work remotely despite threats and pressure from the company.
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‘Silent Vacations’: 40% of Millennials and Gen Z Have Used Remote Work to Take a Break Without Permission
Business and EconomicsThe posturing involved in the “culture of effort” is one of the reasons that millennials and Gen Z hide their breaks.
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