Shared sauna workspace incubates business collaboration
The two-floor facility, located in a shopping district in Nagoya's Nishi Ward, has a sauna on the first floor and a shared workspace with 20 seats and a bar on the second.
Women and people of color can’t afford to ‘quiet quit’
Staying within one’s job description sounds like a solution for burnout. But the TikTok trend can have long-term repercussions, especially for certain groups.
Almost 80% of remote workers think they’d be fired for declining to return to the office
A survey also found that nearly 60% of employers say they’d be content with employees resigning rather than returning to the office.
Banks battle back-to-office fatigue with ping pong, snacks and indoor gardens
With expenses like fuel and food rising rapidly, workers have further reason to want to stay away, handing employers a challenge to increase the appeal of office working.
Digital nomads seek sun, sea and sustainability as remote work booms
Remote and flexible working has boomed since coronavirus lockdowns lifted, backed by a rising number of nations issuing digital nomad visas.
Japan firms that embraced remote work rediscover value of the office
Despite recognizing the advantages of work from home, some are finding the benefits of in-person communication and collaboration hard to ignore.
Ukraine’s highly mobile tech workforce hits the road
Until late February, Inha Kushnir worked in Odesa. Then Russia invaded and she and her husband decided that it would be safer for her and the couple’s young daughter to leave.
Elon Musk’s office mandate and recession fears complicate new work era
For the past few years, many white-collar workers have grown accustomed to greater flexibility in where and when they work, but today's recession fears may change that.
Elon Musk’s return-to-office mandate flies in the face of new reality
Musk’s ultimatum for Tesla also runs counter to current policy at Twitter, which is one of the most prominent tech companies to let most employees work from home permanently.
A trapezoid? Office conference tables evolve in the hybrid-work era.
As employees embrace hybrid work, companies need to re-evaluate meeting spaces when some attendees are in the office and others dial in.
More firms rely on services to support remote workers' mental health
One service uses smartphones to measure employees' stress levels by having them periodically answer questionnaires.
How working from home will permanently change the way we travel
Remote work, which allows for the mixture of business and leisure, is changing the "entire construct of travel" says Chris Lehane, global head of policy and communications for Airbnb Inc.
