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The Best (and Worst) States for Remote Work
With attitudes and policies around remote work changing rapidly, workers across the country are beginning to ask themselves an exciting question: If I could work from home forever, where would I live? Among workers with jobs that can be done remotely, only...
Gig Workers Fear Carjacking, Other Violence Amid Spike in Crimes
Just before Christmas last year, Willy Solis, a 42-year-old residential construction worker-turned-delivery driver, was hired to take a late-night $100 bottle of cognac to an apartment complex in Denton, Texas. Once Solis found the apartment, he met a stocky man who...
Student Tutoring Program Finds Pandemic Success
Children and parents alike have faced unique struggles in the past year under quarantine; many caretakers have taken on a new responsibility: teaching their children at home. To lend a hand, two friends on the pre-medical path at UC Davis — Vikki Krysov and Michelle...
How to Make Your Freelance Reporting Sustainable
Newsroom layoffs have become an evergreen storyline in the media industry today. More than 16,000 newsroom jobs in the U.S. were slashed in 2020, across local newsrooms and media giants alike. Whether by choice or increasingly out of necessity, it is...
Meet Fintalent: The Freelance Revolution Is Taking On M&A
How far can the freelance revolution stretch? We’ve seen the expansion of independent professionalism extend broadly and deeply to traditional roles, and take a bite into unexpected creative areas through Patreon and a number of global fine art and antique...
The Future of Work, Office and Technology in Local Government
As local governments navigate the “new normal,” a few things come to mind in both thought and action. The concept of work and the office has forever changed and so too has the role of information technology (IT). Empirical research demonstrates that those in...
The Fake Innovation of Gig Companies
Over the last several months, Americans have heard hundreds of stories about the horrible working conditions of jobs in the so-called "gig economy." Amazon contract drivers have such brutal delivery schedules that they are sometimes forced to pee in bottles or...
How To Ignore Bad Career Advice
Ah, career advice. There’s plenty of it to go around. People love to give it, and some of us love to get it, especially when we’re starting our journey or are in the midst of a career transition. But sometimes, those well-meaning advisers’ words can unintentionally...
