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A poll of over 580 tech leaders shows a return to the office looms

By Joe Lazauskas September 12, 2022 The Great Resignation. A return to the office. The tech downturn.     Tech founders and executives are facing a whirlwind of disruptive forces. On tech panels and podcasts from New York to Silicon Valley, the consensus has been that everyone should wait to see how things shake out. … Continue reading A poll of over 580 tech leaders shows a return to the office looms

These look like novelty Pringles-theme lights, but they’ll actually keep your office quiet

By Nate Berg   August 13, 2022 Offices are notoriously loud and distracting places, and the noise of others has long been a chief complaint among employees. The key to a quieter office may be hiding inside a can of potato chips. BuzziSpace, a Belgian furniture, acoustics, and lighting company, has just unveiled its latest … Continue reading These look like novelty Pringles-theme lights, but they’ll actually keep your office quiet

Downtown restaurants rely on the office lunch crowd. Can they survive the move toward hybrid work?

By Nate Berg August 11, 2022 Like many downtown business districts across the U.S., Newark, New Jersey’s central business area is full of restaurants catering to the office crowd. With negligible residential populations to serve, these restaurants follow the daily drifts of workers’ coffee breaks, lunches, and early evening happy hours. Without workers, though, these … Continue reading Downtown restaurants rely on the office lunch crowd. Can they survive the move toward hybrid work?

Gen Z employees have become the default office tech support—and they’re not happy about it

  By Grace Buono   July 05, 2022 Lost files, computer viruses, outdated software: Tech malfunctions are nothing new in the workplace, and almost half of working America reports that they seek out coworkers at least once a day for tech assistance. While computer struggles may feel universal, troubleshooting tech issues is far from a … Continue reading Gen Z employees have become the default office tech support—and they’re not happy about it

This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

By Mark Wilson May 24, 2022 From the outside, the building resembles a 28-story robot hive—an anonymous box of metal and vents. And that’s exactly what it is. Dubbed 1784, this is the new headquarters for Naver Labs, opening in June. Owned by Naver, which you might consider the Google of South Korea, it’s “the … Continue reading This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

This is why you hate the idea of going back to the office (and how to approach it if you have to)

By Lia Garvin   May 01, 2022 Whether we were anxiously waiting to go back into the office over the past two years or desperately hoping working from home was here to stay, one thing is clear: The elusive “return” isn’t what we were promised. The commute still sucks, the conference rooms are still overbooked, … Continue reading This is why you hate the idea of going back to the office (and how to approach it if you have to)

‘World’s most sustainable’ office chair has 10 pounds of ocean plastic

By Mark Wilson April 19, 2022 Last year, the furniture company MillerKnoll debuted an eco-friendly makeover of its iconic Aeron task chair, incorporating over two pounds of recycled ocean plastic inside. Today, the office furniture brand Humanscale raises the bar in a big way, as it reveals its new Path task chair.       … Continue reading ‘World’s most sustainable’ office chair has 10 pounds of ocean plastic