Working from home has changed so many people’s lives. I know people who travel the world and are able to finance that not by being an underpaid au pair but by working for an American company remotely. There’s a whole community on Reddit dedicated to the overemployed: people who have two or three remote jobs …
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‘Your husband sounds like he wants a 1950s housewife’: Wife works full-time remote job while taking care of 1-year-old, husband pressures her to do more around the house
The division of labor between members of a household can be hard to dileniate. There’s money to be made, a house to be cleaned, and children to be reared. But who can do it all? But even when you do have a partner to share the load, how do you decide who does what, especially …
Seguir leyendo ‘Your husband sounds like he wants a 1950s housewife’: Wife works full-time remote job while taking care of 1-year-old, husband pressures her to do more around the house
Wholesome work from home employee gets lonely working 9 to 5, invites elderly neighbor to join her: ’70 years apart, but lots in common’
There are many benefits to be had with working remotely, but it has to be said that avoiding loneliness isn’t always one of them. When you don’t need to leave your house to go to your job, it’s easy to add another layer of isolation to an already isolated modern life without even realizing it. …
Seguir leyendo Wholesome work from home employee gets lonely working 9 to 5, invites elderly neighbor to join her: ’70 years apart, but lots in common’
Self-centered remote working journalist complains about coffee shops having loud music: ‘I can’t hear myself think, let alone do Zoom calls here’
I’ll be the first to admit it: as somebody whose job requires little more than a laptop, a phone, and the world-weary cynicism of somebody who has spent too much time on the internet, I have frequently worked in places that many would not consider workplaces. From trains to cafes, to particularly quiet bars, I …
Seguir leyendo Self-centered remote working journalist complains about coffee shops having loud music: ‘I can’t hear myself think, let alone do Zoom calls here’
Workaholic tech bro complains that European cafes hate remote workers: ‘Can’t believe cafes don’t want dudes squatting in their business for 8 hours’
As an established member of the silly little laptop job brigade, I am no stranger to working in the occasional coffee shop or cafe. However, I also realize it is vital that you judge the vibe correctly before you go ham logging into your email and staring at spreadsheets. If the place is giving a. …
Seguir leyendo Workaholic tech bro complains that European cafes hate remote workers: ‘Can’t believe cafes don’t want dudes squatting in their business for 8 hours’
‘4 hours at the end of the day is miserable’: Unpopular opinions about working 9-5
The 9-5 pace is one of the cruel realities for the contemporary worker. Though in some ways it has become less relevant than ever (with the advent of remote work and other technological advances offering more flexibility), it remains the core around which most folks revolve. And it seems arbitrary in some ways. It’s just …
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‘How is this legal?’: Company forcibly installs cameras into employee’s home offices to spy on them
There are so many great things about working from home. For starters, you can sleep in without being dreadfully late for your shift. Commuting eats up so much of your precious sleep time. I used to wake up 20 minutes before every shift during one of my WFH internships, allowing me not to be pitifully …
Seguir leyendo ‘How is this legal?’: Company forcibly installs cameras into employee’s home offices to spy on them
‘Talk to a lawyer’: Company fires pregnant woman 12 hours before birth, creates perfect storm for a lawsuit
It is not uncommon to get fired for no reason in The United States. Sure, your boss might give you some cock-and-bull reason for firing you, but you often have no real way of knowing if that’s the true reason for your termination. There are rare occurrences when somebody gets fired so carelessly at such …
Seguir leyendo ‘Talk to a lawyer’: Company fires pregnant woman 12 hours before birth, creates perfect storm for a lawsuit
‘Corporate America wants y’all back in that office BAD’: Twitter Users Roast Model Showing What Remote Workers Might Look Like in 2100
It’s now several years since corporate workers were first forced to leave the office, yet the topic of remote work seems as hot as ever. Working from home has boomed in popularity over the course of this decade, and the main consequence seems to be that we have to have an argument about this on …
Seguir leyendo ‘Corporate America wants y’all back in that office BAD’: Twitter Users Roast Model Showing What Remote Workers Might Look Like in 2100
Work From Home Memes for Antisocial Employees Who Love Daytime Pajamas and Having Their Pets As Coworkers
When you start working from home it’s easy to fall into the rhythm of your natural work ethic, which may seem «lazy» but there’s a catch. For some WFH employees, that means sleeping in late, enjoying midday coffees, and going to the gym at gentleman’s hour (9am) to do some light lifting. Those folks still …
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