An IT specialist earned $470,000 a year from 6 remote jobs — it turned out that he had a whole team working for him
An experienced IT quality control specialist who tells his story under the pseudonym Harrison «juggled» six remote jobs during the year and earned $470,000. His goal for the next year is $800,000, but how does he do it?
Buzzers promote «taskmasking» in offices — simulation of active work
Essentially, Zoomers make an extra effort to look like they are working hard when they are not — the trend «taskmasking» is currently trending on TikTok and includes videos with tips on how to look busy and get praise from your boss.
At home, but without a bonus: Vodafone cancels bonuses for «remote» employees
The British telecommunications company Vodafone has launched efforts to intensify its return to office (RTO) policy and threatens to withdraw bonuses for non-compliance.
Psychologists: working from home affects the formation of «strange» habits — and neglect of hygiene, including
Business Insider has released an interesting article, which includes interviews with psychologists and remote workers and, among other things, assesses how working from home affects the formation of our habitsRemote work has many advantages, such as no formal wear and no morning commute, but there are also disadvantages — and one of them is that…
IBM launches «soft» return to offices program with relocation requirement, provoking layoffs in favor of AI
IBM Corporation, one of the world’s largest computer and software manufacturers, has launched a «soft» return to office program that offers employees to do full-time work under the threat of dismissal.
A Japanese IT company offers «sick leave for hangovers» and gives away free alcohol at work. What’s the catch?
And there is no trick to it — this is simply how a small IT company, Trust Ring, based in Osaka, is trying to attract new employees and compete with large players in the industry that offer higher salaries.
«Weekend — is an error». The head of one of the largest IT companies in India proposes to introduce a 70-hour work week
Infosys founder Narayama Murthy, whom some media outlets call «the father of Indian IT», believes that the introduction of an additional day off in the country was a mistake and proposes to introduce a 70-hour working week
Former Google boss says that remote workers «can’t be promoted without returning to the office
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes that you can only get promoted if you work from the office — while remote workers do not have this prospect.Schmidt, who headed Google from 2001 to 2011, actively defends the company’s policy of returning to the office and believes that working from the office is primarily beneficial for employees…
Bethesda and ZeniMax employees go on strike to return to the office
Employees of Bethesda and parent ZeniMax, who are now owned by Microsoft announced a strike. Employees are dissatisfied with the company’s remote work policy.
Remote workers sleep only 24 minutes longer than office workers
According to a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), people who work remotely save at least an hour by not having to commute to work.
Wells Fargo Bank fired employees for simulating work — they used mouse and keyboard activity simulators
Last month, Wells Fargo Bank fired more than ten employees for simulating work. According to a report sent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, employees of the wealth management and investment division were «fired after considering allegations related to keyboard simulations that give the impression of active work».
80% of employees agree to work in offices if their employers pay for their travel
After the pandemic and the transition of many employees to remote work, the average cost of travel has risen sharply — and now that companies are calling for a return to the offices, some employees are not ready to pay for their commute out of their own wallets.
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