Tag Archives: work from home
The virtues of local travel
Here’s something I wish I’d read before overtourism and flygskam removed the pristine gloss of desirability from the selfies, 360ยบ panoramas and videos the second-generation elites posted every summer on the social media: It’s ok to prioritize friendships, community, and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life notes, Op-eds
Tagged Bengaluru, climate change, Delhi, extractive capitalism, flygskam, grifter, Max Weber, mental health, overtourism, Protestant ethic, remote working, Silicon Valley, work from home
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‘Work from home’ is about culture, not economics
Working from home (WFH) is not for everyone or for every company. It works mostly when individual employees of an organisation don’t need to work together often, or are embedded in workflows where tasks move quickly from one stage to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ctrip, discrimination, Fiverr, labour force, mere-exposure effect, midday meal scheme, productivity, Silivon Valley, Skype, Slack, suburban alienation, telecommuting, urban planning, urban sprawl, wfh, work from home
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Hacking newsroom productivity
Developers should consider collaborative tools for journalists that also make remote-working more efficient and less prone to communication gaps. Continue reading
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Tagged brainstorming, collaboration, editors, journalism, natural language, newsroom, remote workplace, reporters, syntax, virtual communication, work from home
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