22march2022

workshifter -- Redefining Work

March 23, 2022

22 MARCH 2022

Millions of workers are leaving work. Either by quitting or leaving the office to work remotely. These various departures from the normal are leaving more and more people feeling disconnected and lonely ...

You don’t have to believe the rumors about retirement: It doesn’t have to happen when you turn 65. It doesn’t have to mean the end of your working days. It doesn’t require moving to Florida. And just ...

While the early months of the pandemic saw an emphasis placed on the contributions made by previously under-appreciated workers, from grocery store staff to nurses, refuge collectors to delivery ...

The now-common term “work from home” belies an important phenomenon in today’s economy: many people, when given the option to work remotely, are actually working from somewhere...

In the U.S., the number of gig workers increased by 34% from 2020 to 2021. If you’re one of those new gig workers, it’s time to make sure your finances are in order! Whether gigs are your ...

“Labor Unions are having a moment” announced a recent Time magazine story, pointing out Gallup’s finding that “Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of labor unions.” Many readers might ...

As employers and business leaders everywhere grapple with employee preferences on remote work, they might take a page out of Gravity CEO Dan Price's playbook. When Price recently polled ...

As Americans continue to quit their jobs at historic rates — an accelerating trend known as the "Great Resignation" — a growing number of full-time workers are breaking out of their 9-to-5 ...

For marginalized groups like women and people of color, achieving career success can be much harder than it is for others. Representation in the workplace amongst these groups is also a major issue in ...

Gurupkar Gill has a steady job teaching English and tutoring international students. The 29-year-old chooses to flesh out his 30-hour workweek with gig work, because he enjoys the flexibility and relative ...