Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com The current pandemic has revealed one necessary truth about work: It doesn’t need to be done in an office. In fact, not having to commute and being able to work in your pajamas probably makes you even more productive. But what kind of jobs can one do […]
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10 Sites to Find Work-From-Home Jobs
In mid-October, Gallup reported that close to two-thirds of those who have been working remotely in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic would prefer to continue doing so. While many employers are green-lighting this type of flexibility for the short-term – or in some cases, even longer-term – other employers […]
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Work-From-Home Gigs For Women Who Possess Technical Skills
The gig economy and high speed internet has changed the way we work, especially for women who get more flexibility in terms of work options. The Employment Outlook Report by TeamLease, a recruitment platform, finds that women gig workers accounted for more than 68,000 jobs in the country last year. […]
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Interior designer Nate Berkus shares 5 easy ways to upgrade your work-from-home space
Interior designer Nate Berkus. Stefanie Keenan/Contributor/Getty Images Interior designer Nate Berkus is the co-host of HGTV’s “Nate & Jeremiah Save My House.” He says the first step to upgrading your home office is to clean it, then you can fill it with things you love. He recommends designating a clean, […]
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8 best work-from-home tech gadgets
Whether you’ve been working from home for the past seven months or seven weeks, your space could probably use a bit of an update by now. With kids at home for online learning and more video calls for work, technical difficulties and inconveniences are probably starting to get old — […]
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Convenience or dystopia? Work-from-home blend is here to stay.
This summer, in preparation for an important Zoom teleconference meeting, Ben Snyder put his toddler down early for a nap, hoping he’d sleep through the event. He didn’t. Instead, five minutes into it, his son burst into the room, asking, “Daddy, what are you doing?” “It was embarrassing,” says the […]
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Work-from-home boom is a bust for big office furniture makers
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – America’s biggest office furniture manufacturers got the rug pulled out from under them by the COVID-19 pandemic. For decades, producers like Herman Miller Inc and Steelcase Inc focused on selling through their own dealers to companies that bought ergonomic chairs and desks by the truckload […]
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In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads
Ward Cleaver of the popular sitcom ‘Leave It to Beaver’ in his study. Universal Pictures It’s just past 10 a.m. and my partner, on his third virtual meeting today, is working non-stop in our home office. My son has taken over the family room to attend a virtual science camp […]