RHODES, GREECE – JUNE 28: Tourist woman at the beach with a notebook laptop, surfing in the internet and working in the five stars Hotel Atrium Thalasso Spa Resort and Villas in Lahaina, Rhodes, Dodecanes, Greece. EyesWideOpen/Getty Images Life in 2020 has been miserable, but we’re nearly through with the […]
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It’s hard to separate work from home when your office is in your bedroom — or your kitchen, your living room, or even your child’s playroom. Yet setting boundaries at work is much more than making a personal office space in your shared home. Boundaries aren’t just physical; they’re personal, […]
Security guard at City Hall, Lilith York checks the temperature of Lisa Antrican as she enters the building on Ludlow St. to pay her water bill Thursday October 1, 2020. Credit: jim noelker Credit: jim noelker City departments were instructed to grant permission for remote work to employees who can […]
My last blog post, Don’t Be a Budget Hater, discussed the surprising truth that not all budgets are bad. They often have a negative connotation, but hopefully after reading the article, you see the benefits of budgeting. Now we will dive into different types of budgets. One Size Doesn’t Fit […]
LGBTQ candidates once again made history in terms of the overall number elected to Congress and state legislatures across the country. However, many of them had to contend with homophobic and transphobic attack ads this election cycle. “There is little doubt that millions of dollars in homophobic and transphobic attacks […]
Myrtle Beach, S.C. Hotels are for sleeping, or at least, they used to be, during the Before Times. Few things could hit the hospitality industry harder than a pandemic-induced recession. Many people have less money to spend on vacations, and those who can travel might not want to risk exposure […]
Only Moderately Petty Is it wrong to be thoroughly annoyed by people who reply all in an email thread when their reply isn’t necessary for all to see? It drives me nuts. Is that extremely petty? Am I crazy? Is it uncalled-for if I send a gentle reminder to those […]
RBC managing director Mark Mahaney discusses the stock market surging amid coronavirus vaccine talk, saying top stocks in the travel industry are ‘vaccine derivatives.’ Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to traveling […]
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. © Provided by The Canadian Press A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from […]
Old teachers learn new tricks to stay current with the times. The best ones make it work. Take Clint Bodene. He is in his 31st year in the Sacramento City Unified School District, credentialed to teach math, chemistry, life science and art. He is the last remaining charter faculty member […]
NEW YORK – Any remote worker can tell you how office demands have invaded the home in 2020 and started creeping into every corner of the day. FILE PHOTO: Stacey Barry, a community works administrator, at her band office desk. Picture taken April 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Jackson/File Photo But Jessica […]
These days I like to think of my closet as a tiny museum, an archive of good times and non-stretch waistband occasions past. Over the last six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our wardrobes have changed dramatically, including what we used to refer to as “work clothes.” Early […]
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK – Any remote worker can tell you how office demands have invaded the home in 2020 and started creeping into every corner of the day. But Jessica DeGroot is no ordinary worker. She is an expert in work-life balance as head of the consultancy ThirdPath […]
Explore the world’s best beaches. Maybe befriend koalas. In January of 2018, I did the unthinkable: left my full-time editor job and swanky NYC apartment, sold or donated everything I owned, and began my digital-nomad adventure. After backpacking around Southeast Asia for two months, I managed to spend an incredible […]
Tao has always been moving, whether with his mouth or his legs. With a five-year gap between us, he was like a parent to me. Whatever sport, music or television show my older brother was following, I was engrossed in too. Growing up, we spent time between our parents’ homes […]
The Sport of Fitness is back on. Sort of. After moving the CrossFit Games from the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin US to the private Californian ranch of Games Director Dave Castro in response to the ongoing pandemic, further details have now been released. The team and age group […]
There are also empty therapist’s offices across the city, as telehealth has become the norm. Teresa Stern, a licensed clinical social worker, didn’t want to give up her $2,200-a-month office with river views in Brooklyn Heights, which she described as “one of the best she’s ever had.” So she subleased. […]
For years, I’ve marveled at co-workers’ inboxes. Some, like me, make a conscious effort to limit the number of unread emails (even if we don’t always reply to everyone) while others are perfectly happy to let thousands of messages pile up — and simply ignore them. Personally, I can’t handle […]
CLOSE Millions of Americans have filed for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extra federal benefit was allotted “for weeks of unemployment ending on or before July 31,” meaning the last full week of July, unless Congress extends it. Wochit Christian Meza, of Pacific, Washington, relished his job as […]
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VR could improve human skills training beyond traditional classroom or elearning methods, and it … [+] could also help those working from home to feel more connected and engaged with their colleagues. But can VR overcome obstacles such as cost and content? Raw Pixel Virtual reality (VR) is more than […]
Passengers flying from Heathrow to Hong Kong and Italy now have the option of paying for a pre check-in rapid Covid-19 test. Launched today, the private test costs £80 and returns results within an hour. The idea is to simplify travel to the increasing number of destinations that require UK […]
The quarantine restrictions for Britons returning to the UK could be reduced to one week, as pressure mounts on the Government to unveil a testing regime to unlock international travel. The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he is “hopeful” that testing for international travellers could be implemented by December […]