Why Some People Should Stop Working Remotely And Start Returning To The Office

by Jack Kelly | Jul 13, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work

For some workers, it makes sense to go back to the office. It seems that a majority of people want to remain working remotely. If that works best for them, that’s great—and they should continue to do it. Returning to a headquarters is not for everyone, but there are...

Remote Workers Point To Violence, Crime And A Decrepit Mass Transit System As Reasons Not To Return To New York City Offices

by Christine Moukazis | Jul 7, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work

New York City has a crime, violence, drug and homelessness problem. This could have serious repercussions for people contemplating returning to work at their offices. Gun violence has become so rampant that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “issued the...

A Single-Mother, Self-Taught Software Developer Living With Mental Illness Raises Concerns Over Apple’s Limited Remote-Work Policy

by Christine Moukazis | Jul 1, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, recently told his global workforce of 137,000 employees that they’d have to return to the office beginning early September. It’s expected that employees will spend about three days a week at the office and the other two at home or...

The War For Talent And Great Resignation Puts Human Resources Professionals And Chief Remote Work Officers In High Demand

by Christine Moukazis | Jun 25, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work

What a difference a few months makes. Human resources (HR) professionals went from laying off workers and desperately trying to hold onto their own jobs to becoming one of the hottest growth areas. According to Indeed, the large job aggregation site, listings for...

Millions Of Workers Plan To Switch Jobs In Pursuit Of A Work-Life Balance, Growth Opportunities, Remote Options And Being Treated With Respect

by Christine Moukazis | Jun 23, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work

Prudential, the large global financial services giant, conducted a survey of workers, and the results are astounding. “Some 48% of Americans are rethinking the type of job they want post-pandemic.” According to the research, “53% say they’d switch to an entirely new...

Women with child-care needs are 32% less likely to leave their job if they can work remotely, according to new report

by Bhatt Unnati | Jun 17, 2021 | Business, Latest News, Remote Work

Over the past year, millions of women globally have left the workplace due to job loss or child-care demands, resulting in at least $800 billion in lost income in 2020, according to Oxfam International. As business leaders start to map out their plans for bringing...