by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow workers to start and stop work...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Tips
Interruptions can be annoying, especially if you’re working on a deadline and need to focus. They’re especially bothersome when they’re unnecessary, like the coworker who stops by to chat about the new restaurant they tried or has the details of weekend college...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Leadership, Talent, U.S. Economy
Between February 2020 and February 2021, a net 2.4 million women and 1.8 million men left the U.S. labor force, according to Pew Research Center. During this time frame, employment dropped by 8.5 million, a loss that Pew says could take more than three years to...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers
Stride Health, a benefits platform designed specifically for independent workers, today announced that it has raised $47 million to build on its platform, grow membership, and expand partnerships and distribution channels. The company helps independent...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Hybrid Workplace
COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the US work force increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global crisis accelerated the adoption of these work tools and practices in an...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work
With a growing amount of companies automating their processes, fears that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will replace jobs are only increasing. However, many analysts and market experts say that technology isn’t a substitute for people, it’s an enhancement that allows...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Journallism, Technology
“The tiniest hole in the dam can make the whole thing explode, and that’s what happens with trauma,” says British-Iranian journalist Sahar Zand. With a childhood that included being smuggled across borders as her family tried to escape political persecution,...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Gig Workers, Tips, Women
Hi, my name is Vadim, I’am UX/UI Designer. In my posts I usually write about ux/ui and design related topics(sometimes personal life struggles). Today we will discuss very interesting and important topic — about women in freelance and how much should woman charge in...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Remote Work
Fear of losing their innovative edge pushes many leaders to reject hybrid and virtual work arrangements. Yet extensive research shows that hybrid and remote teams can gain an innovation advantage and outcompete in-person teams by adopting best practices for...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Featured, Pay, Remote Work
For the past 12 years, Brian Hartvigsen has worked remotely from Boise, Idaho. Now an engineering director for the analytics platform ChartHop, he first began working remotely shortly out of college for OpenDNS in 2009. At first, he didn’t realize that where he lived...
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