by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2021 | Future of Work, Jobs
White collar, blue collar … new collar? There’s a new job classification that has emerged over the past few years and has been appearing in career conversations with increasing frequency: new collar jobs. Unlike traditional office jobs (white collar) or labor...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
Who wins and who loses when companies can hire from anywhere? Some employees and freelancers who can work remotely will have vastly expanded opportunities and the possibility of significant increases in pay, but remote workers in general figure to face more...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
I’m a tricky one to ask about the future of offices. That’s because my adult work life has consisted of being an EMT, a university theater instructor and a journalist for more than three decades. I never worked in a dreary cubicle farm. My offices were ambulances...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2021 | Future of Work
It’s been said many times: it’s not about the changes, it’s about our reactions to them. Organizations and individuals are forced to shift and change under the current reality that the future offers no “new normal” to seek refuge. As the...
by dankeelan | Aug 24, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Technology, Tools
For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London,...
by dankeelan | Aug 24, 2021 | Future of Work, Media
A new PBS series, Future of Work, coming this September, sheds light on the fast-moving trends in the way Americans will go about their jobs. The three-episode docuseries delves deeply into the “accelerated pace of change in the workplace and the potential for...
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