One effect of the coronavirus pandemic has been a huge increase in the number of Americans working from home. The question is: How many of them will be able to do it when the COVID-19 crisis fades? An early-April 2020 MIT survey of 25,000 American work… Continue reading
With the coronavirus spread, I’ve seen a rush of companies telling employees to work from home, including Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. Long before that, many people have been considering the possibility of working remotely. But who could have antici… Continue reading
All the lonely workers Where do they all come from? All the lonely workers Where do they all belong? — Apologies to John Lennon and Paul McCartney After reading Cigna’s fascinating and sad Loneliness and the Workplace 2020 U.S. Report, I couldn’t help … Continue reading
Imagine this: Your employer says not only can you work from home, you can work from anywhere in the world. Hmm… Maybe you’d move near your grown kids in another part of the country and work from there. Or maybe you’d relocate to a less expensive, warme… Continue reading
If you’re hoping to work from home in your second act, you’re in good company. According to Buffer’s 2019 State of Remote Work report, 99% of nearly 2,500 remote workers surveyed said they’d like to work remotely at least some of the time for the rest … Continue reading
Fed up with living in an expensive city or community? Eager to bring your stress level down? Interested in working hours you prefer and from your home? That may sound like a TV infomercial, but the fact is: working remotely in a low-cost area is becomi… Continue reading
Jim Landis, 53, is job hunting after a year spent as his wife’s full-time caregiver. Because she has ongoing medical issues, one of Landis’ must-haves is the ability to work from his Denver home at least part-time. To make himself a stronger candidate … Continue reading