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Tips to Avoid Remote Learning Burnout
Blank facial expressions, slumped shoulders and Zoom fatigue are real. Learning online can be exhausting, but school doesn't have to seem like a daily battle. Like most parents, Digital Strategist Roshanda Pratt has been dealing with remote learning for nearly a year....
Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Workplace
We’re going through a paradigm shift in the workplace. What was once a primarily in-office model has transformed into a remote-first working environment. For many companies, the novel coronavirus spurred a sudden and dramatic shift from the majority of employees...
Survey: Today’s Gig Workers are Tomorrow’s Business Owners
2020 has been a tough year for small businesses. Many have felt the impact of the coronavirus—it’s hit some harder than others. During a time when so many are struggling, it may seem counterintuitive to open a new business. But many aspiring business owners are doing...
3 Tips to Land a Work-from-Home Job
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic caused offices to shut down and employees to work remotely, many have come to enjoy the arrangement that was once considered an exclusive perk. If you're looking for a new office job now, it's likely the position may allow...
Trello Redesigning Platform for Remote Work Future
Productivity app Trello, a virtual whiteboard-style platform for organizing and managing projects, is announcing a major redesign today in addition to new features for helping businesses manage third-party integrations. The platform is getting a visual overhaul, both...
New Platform Delivers Mental Health Support for Frontline Workers
Starling Minds launches two new programs with Digital Technology Supercluster to deliver a suite of readily accessible and personalized digital therapy programs to healthcare, educational organizations, and their workers. Led by Starling Minds, one...
Challengers Try Again to Throw Out CA Gig-worker Law
Gig workers and labor unions on Thursday continued their challenge to California’s Proposition 22, filing a lawsuit in a lower court as urged by the state Supreme Court, which last week rejected a request for an expedited review of the case. The Plaintiffs, who filed...
Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers are Getting Victimized
A DoorDash driver named Jeffrey Fang was returning to his minivan in San Francisco after completing a delivery last week when he noticed a stranger in his car. After a struggle, he told a local news outlet, another person, an accomplice, got behind the wheel and drove...
