by Christine Moukazis | Aug 20, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work
You’d like to believe that companies have logical, rational reasons for their decisions. Management would want what is best for the business, right? Anyone who’s been in the workforce for more than five minutes knows that directives issued by managers are highly...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 19, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
There are companies that can’t wait to get you back to the office. It doesn’t matter that you want to keep working remotely, as it offers a better quality of life. Middle managers want to return to the pre-pandemic days because “we’ve always done it this way.” Take...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 18, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
The never-ending pandemic has made people reconsider their work lives. Over the last year and a half, almost everyone I’ve spoken with, both personally and professionally, have told me that they’ve been reevaluating their jobs and careers. They question if they can...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 16, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
There is a battle over vaccinations on Wall Street and across Corporate America. Some companies require their employees to get their shots—and others don’t. There are corporations that make their white-collar workers at headquarters get jabbed, whereas the folks on...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 16, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work
Are you curious about what other people have been doing while working from home during the pandemic? It’s always interesting to find out about how people really spent their time—and not what they tell their bosses, family and friends. At the early onset of the...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 16, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
We were so close to the end of the pandemic. A few months ago, it felt as if the epidemic was nearly over with. Millions of Americans received their vaccination shots. States reopened for business and restrictions were lifted. Seemingly out of nowhere, the Delta...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 11, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Remote Work
It always felt like companies were acting as if they were doing their employees a favor by letting them work remotely. Despite the fact that major corporations, like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, did...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 10, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
The United States economy and job market are growing strong. Last week, we saw nearly one million new jobs were added in the U.S. Now, a record-setting 10.1 million jobs are available, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report. As states...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 9, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
A good work and life hack is to pay close attention to what people actually do and not just what they say. The narrative of the Delta variant is frightening both companies and workers. The mass media is making it feel as if we are headed for another round of...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 6, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
In an impressively positive jobs report, United States employers added 943,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, signaling the economy is improving. The U.S. Department of Labor reported, “Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in...