Amazon wants some customer service reps to work remotely as part of broader cost-cutting push
A win-win for employer and employee, but what about Amazon customers?
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Productivity theater: bosses believe workers are less productive at home, according to Microsoft survey
Are you being dragged back to the office?
In context: Does your boss think you spend all day 'working' from home in your dressing gown, taking regular breaks to stuff your face/get drunk/watch Pornhub? They aren't alone in believing that remote work makes employees less efficient. According to a new study from Microsoft, 85% of bosses are convinced that home comforts make staff less productive, and that's causing 'productivity theater.'
Tesla still faces resource shortages and unhappy workers months after Musk's return-to-office mandate
Facepalm: Three months after Elon Musk blasted remote working and demanded Tesla workers get back in the office, the EV giant is reportedly still struggling with a lack of room and resources to accommodate them all. It's contributed to a fall in morale, leading the company to start monitoring employees' attendance.
Apple workers launch petition against return-to-work mandate
Workers are happier at home, but does Tim Cook care?
Most people think their colleagues aren't being productive while working from home
Maybe they just don't like them?
Apple loses director of machine learning over return to in-person work policy
Ian Goodfellow says he would have liked more flexibility for his team
Most workers don't want to be back in the office, could quit over lack of flexibility
Employee sentiment has dropped to a record low
Dell's new concepts promise to improve your remote and hybrid work experience
A tablet, a webcam and a wireless charging and connectivity solution
Google may decide to fire employees who don't follow company's Covid-19 vaccine rules
Unvaccinated workers who aren't exempt face losing pay and their jobs
Employees don't want to return to the office... but bosses do. Job satisfaction 62% higher for execs
Hybrid work culture is becoming the new norm
Majority of malware occurs via HTTPS-encrypted connections
Remote workers subject to 55 billion new brute-force attacks
Google buying new office building for $2.1 billion, employees 'need to collaborate'
Post-pandemic hybrid work culture won't slow its real estate investments
Microsoft study claims working from home threatens productivity and innovation
And it's not because of social media distractions
Microsoft gives up on trying to predict when its US offices will reopen
Microsoft is studying the complexities of hybrid work
Unity to acquire streaming company Parsec for $320M
Parsec's game streaming technology has seen demand from development studios
Google employees who choose to work from home could see pay cuts based on where they live
Google employees: electing to work from home could ding your pay check
Microsoft Windows 365 moves your PC to the cloud
A new attempt for the so-called Cloud PC
Apple wants employees back in the office for three days per week by September
The work-from-home era is coming to an end
One in five companies admit to spying on remote workers without their knowledge
Always feel like somebody's watching you?
This wristband lets friends, family, and even bosses monitor your mood
The pandemic has put a focus on people's mental health
Take the office into the wilderness with Nissan's concept vehicle
Be one with nature while using Excel
Google is testing a hybrid work week to balance productivity and safety
Some employees may only have to come into the office three days a week
Netflix boss says staff can return to office when the majority are vaccinated
A vaccine is expected to arrive sometime next year