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11 Uncommon Tips on Becoming a Great Mentor
Since the beginning of the pandemic, it was evident that employees worldwide want to feel cared for. We asked hundreds of leaders who surveyed thousands of their direct reports what makes them feel cared for. Two of the top answers were to "care for their...
Remote-Work Experts Are in Demand as Return to Office Begins Anew
When Stanford economics professor Nicholas Bloom did his first study on working remotely in 2004, the field was an academic backwater. Less than 5% of all full workdays took place at home, making the subject a low priority for business schools and corporate...
16 Surprising Things Happened When I Got Laid Off and Started Freelancing
Here's everything I loved, hated, and learned in my time as a freelancer: I loved how flexible my working hours were. As a freelancer, I mostly stuck to traditional work hours so my free time lined up with when my partner and friends were also off. But knowing that I...
What You Need to Know about the Future of Working Inside the Metaverse
How we work is rapidly evolving as more companies adopt hybrid and remote work. Google, for instance, said this month that it is bringing back its employees in a hybrid fashion in April, while Twitter said it will open offices in March but employees can choose to work...
Did You Change Jobs in 2021, Start Investing, or Get Sick? It Could Affect Your Taxes
The events of 2021 didn’t always play out as expected. A lingering pandemic, a shifting government response and a wave of career moves meant many people ended the year in a far different place from where they began. Now, as the income tax filing...
OpEd: Why It’s Time for Gig Workers to Rethink Organizing
The placards and picket lines commonly associated with unions have no place in the gig economy. Neither do collective bargaining, labor strikes, or brawling in the streets with strikebreakers. These are hallmarks of a bygone era. While labor unions can be a powerful...
Russia: Tens of Thousands of Gig Workers Left Behind as Tech Platforms Pull Out
When Arina, a 22-year-old illustrator in Russia, first started using the freelance work platform Upwork last year, it changed her life. “It was like opening a door into another world for me,” she said, speaking on the condition that her last name not be used out of...
Study: Women Took Gig Work, Preferring Flexibility Over Stability During The Pandemic
Since February 2020, 1.1 million women who left the labor force have yet to return, reported the Washington Post. Gayle Kaufman, a professor of sociology and gender and sexuality studies at Davidson College, said about the recent United States jobs reports, “I...
