During the pandemic, Zoom became a byword for online meetings as enforced remote working meant that this was the only way to connect with colleagues “face to face”. After the end of the pandemic, many businesses decided to continue to allow remote working to an...
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8 Work from Home Jobs with No Experience
So, you want to start picking up some remote work that you can do at home, but you have no experience, what can you do? If you search around the internet, you will see posts saying that you can become an online writer or a social media manager and start working from...
6 Best Digital Nomad Jobs for Beginners
So, you want to be a digital nomad, but you aren’t sure what kind of work you can do to support yourself while traveling? The first thing to ask yourself is what skills and experience you have that you could exploit. If you are a developer, website designer, social...
Part-Time Remote Jobs: Complete Guide
Are you looking for a side hustle to boost your income or are you looking for remote work that could evolve into a career that gives you more financial freedom? There are lots of reasons why people seek out part-time remote jobs. But what kind of part-time remote jobs...
Why More Americans Prefer to Work from Home?
According to a report published by economist Nick Bloom and coauthors in September 2023, in mid-2023, 28% of all full, paid workdays among Americans aged 20-64 happened at home. That is four times what it was in 2019 (and ten times what it was in the 1990s). This...
The Virtual First Approach: Dropbox’s Bold Decision
Back in October 2020, Dropbox was one of the first companies to announce that they were taking a virtual first approach to work. CEO Drew Houston said that this was a difficult decision at the time since it meant throwing their highly developed in-person culture out...
The Meaning of a Remote-First Company Explained
According to a recent article published by Forbes, 16% of companies are now remote-first, which means that they offer fully remote contracts to the majority of employees. (There are always one or two roles that require someone to be onsite, we won’t hold that against...
Hybrid Employees and Workations: What You Need to Know
Twenty years ago, most work contracts had relatively similar terms and conditions when it came to working hours, work location, and taking vacation. But today, work contracts can be very different depending on whether you can do your job remotely and the company’s...
Managers vs Employees: Clash of Perspectives on Remote Work
Checkr has just published the findings of a new survey about manager and employee priorities in 2024. The team interviewed 3,000 managers and employees to learn what they think about important workplace issues. Unfortunately, it seems like the two teams fall on...
5 Innovations in Remote Collaboration and Dynamic Teams
As many companies are now taking a remote-first approach to work, demand for innovative new technologies that will facilitate and enable remote collaboration and dynamic teamwork is on the rise. The innovation sector is sure to respond, and we fully expect to see a...