Marketers are uncertain about the best way to connect with “workday consumers.” Constantine von Hoffman on April 22, 2022 Working from home has blurred the line between work and personal time, creating a new buyer persona, according to a new Microsoft report. They’re calling it the “workday consumer” and marketers say they’re still figuring out … Continue reading Blurring of line between work and home creates a new consumer persona
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Everything You Need to Make a Passive Income Strategy Work
Everything You Need to Make a Passive Income Strategy Work Deanna Ritchie / 13 Apr 2022 Passive income is a hotly discussed topic, and for good reason. Hypothetically, with the right passive income strategy, you could be capable of generating significant volumes of revenue every month without lifting a finger to work for it. … Continue reading Everything You Need to Make a Passive Income Strategy Work
You can make friends at work. Here is how to foster life-long connections
By Tracy Brower April 08, 2022 The workplace is one of the primary places people find friends. In fact, according to research, making friends at work is second only to making them in high school or college. But friendship has declined, and large numbers of people are reporting they don’t have enough friends and they’ve … Continue reading You can make friends at work. Here is how to foster life-long connections
Live to Work or Work to Live? The Anti-work Revolution
Live to Work or Work to Live? The Anti-work Revolution Nina Paczka / 05 Apr 2022 Do you know what German philosopher Karl Marx and American anarchist Bob Black have in common? Shared convictions such as the critique of work, its abolition, or opposition to meaningless work or to work in a capitalist system. … Continue reading Live to Work or Work to Live? The Anti-work Revolution
Extended Reality (XR): How It’s Changing Work and Employment
Extended Reality (XR): How It’s Changing Work and Employment Shannon Flynn / 30 Mar 2022 Extended reality, commonly referred to as XR, is becoming a prevalent technology many companies use in various industries. XR consists of immersive technologies that have proven their capabilities in the gaming industry, for example. It’s expected that XR headset … Continue reading Extended Reality (XR): How It’s Changing Work and Employment
How to work a 4-day week without overloading on meetings
By Elizabeth Grace Saunders March 24, 2022 You start with excitement at the accomplishment of getting your new schedule approved: “Yes! I negotiated a four-day workweek. This will give me the opportunity to have a bit more breathing room on my extra day off.” Then disillusionment sets in: Why can’t I get all … Continue reading How to work a 4-day week without overloading on meetings
This is how remote work can actually boost your career
By CareerBuilder February 24, 2022 Computer screens have collapsed the distance between work and home, and many Americans seem to prefer it that way. Whether you have a completely remote job or a flexible work arrangement that splits your time between the home-office and the office-office, the ability to work from home gives you more … Continue reading This is how remote work can actually boost your career
I work a 9-to-5 job from a mountainside van. Here’s how I do it
By Laura Tiensuu February 20, 2022 After putting the finishing touches on our newly renovated, 2004 Sprinter van, my partner and I set off to see if the “digital nomad” lifestyle was as attainable as the influencers on Instagram make it appear. The short answer? It’s not. But with a supportive employer, preparation, and … Continue reading I work a 9-to-5 job from a mountainside van. Here’s how I do it
Workers can become alienated from work without this thing
By John Coleman February 17, 2022 Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended life around the world, we were living in the most prosperous period in all of human history, and yet people weren’t happier or more fulfilled. Why? A rising collection of data confirm and illuminate the disconnect between prosperity and purpose. An incredibly high … Continue reading Workers can become alienated from work without this thing
Work, as we knew it, is overrated. Here’s a better way to look at it
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Becky Frankiewicz February 17, 2022 Although human beings have hardly changed in 200,000 years of evolution, our relationship with work has undergone profound changes, even during the last century. Jobs have grown in complexity, careers have become less predictable, and talent has become multidimensional, harder to judge, find, and … Continue reading Work, as we knew it, is overrated. Here’s a better way to look at it