Australian mining boss wants to stop coffee trips for workers
Employees at billionaire Chris Ellison’s mining company have already been banned from working from home, and going outside for coffee could be the next privilege at risk. “I want to keep them locked up all day,” Ellison, CEO of Mineral…
Tesla announces home office jobs – a reversal of Elon Musk’s philosophy
from Daniel Johnson 27 August 2024 Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk detests working from home and once called it “morally reprehensible,” his company has advertised work-from-home positions with wide and lucrative salary ranges. Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk detests home…
Study: Working from home can be harmful to health and hinder innovation
A recently published study by economists at the University of Essex and the University of Chicago shows for the first time that our ongoing post-pandemic home office culture is hampering innovation. “Innovations often arise from random, spontaneous conversations between employees…
Nothing CEO ends work from home and suggests those who don’t agree to it to leave
Mr Pei’s email mentioned that the new mandate would come into force in two months. Nothing, a British smartphone startup seeking to challenge Apple’s dominance of the industry, is bringing its employees back to the office full-time in a bid…
Video of Eric Schmidt blaming remote work for Google’s problems mysteriously disappears
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who has since moved on to greener and perhaps more dangerous climes, recently told an audience of Stanford students, “Google has decided that work-life balance, going home early and working from home are more important…
Philly: Return-to-work mandate: Hybrid dream for city workers shattered
Remote work was a dream until it became the new normal For Andrew DiDonato, who reviews residential building permits for Philadelphia’s Department of Permits and Inspections, the commute is 45 minutes to an hour each way, depending on train delays….
How can remote workers set up a successful home office?
Summary of the paper methodology The researchers surveyed 1,002 Dutch office workers who worked at least partly from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants answered questions about their home office setup, including factors such as satisfaction with the desk, chair…
