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Neil Garguilo: The Ups and Downs of Running a Company from Home
Running a small business out of your home is not easy. Neil Garguilo understands this. The L.A.-based, Emmy-winning comedy writer and filmmaker has been producing and directing multiple TV and online projects from his living room since stay-at-home orders...
Lift Your Mood During Remote Work
We all have days where we wake up on the wrong side of the bed. I can recall those days where I wake up in a funk. These days, since we’ve started working from home and changing our lifestyles, I have found my mood lower than usual, and it’s not a pleasant feeling. I...
Intrusive and Insulting Ways Bosses are Smothering Remote Workers
With so many people still working from home because of COVID-19, an awful lot of managers are freaking out. Some managers just don’t believe that “working from home” means doing real work. They apparently assume that the second people aren’t being watched, they’ll...
Facebook: Employees to Work Remotely through July 2021
Facebook will let its employees continue to work from home through July 2021, the company announced today. It joins other companies like Google, will also allow employees to work remotely until next summer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook has had...
Four Mistakes to Avoid when Remote Working
Not sure if you’re counting, but we’re moving into the sixth month of remote working—a major boon to the 2020 pandemic, and it has brought many opportunities to the workforce. While it’s important to look for opportunities in the problem, working from home (WFH) has...
Uber Calls for New Deal for Gig Workers
Uber outlined proposals Monday for a new type of relationship with "gig" workers, including its own drivers, that would keep them as independent contractors but with some guaranteed benefits. The move comes with Uber and other firms facing legal pressure to comply...
Still No Deal on Federal UI Benefits
Even as COVID-19 unemployment benefits expired last week, likely leaving millions in the lurch, top Democrats and Trump administration representatives failed to reach a deal on their extension Monday. “They are sticking to their position,” Senate Minority...
iPad Tips for Remote Work
Apple’s approach to product design is to make its hardware easy to use, while packing it with additional features it hopes will help you get things done as you become a power user. What follows are iPad tips to help you get work done. iPad tips to help you work...
