26Oct2021

workshifter -- Redefining Work

October 26, 2021

26 OCTOBER 2021

In 2015, I burned out at my job as an account manager for a technology PR agency, where I had worked full time for the previous five years. I was exhausted and stressed, and I realized that I  ...

New Zealand takes second place with a Freelancer Score of 7.20. New Zealand’s slightly higher cost of broadband ($62.94) is offset by its excellent performance on the Happiness (7.3/10) and ...

Between February 2020 and February 2021, a net 2.4 million women and 1.8 million men left the U.S. labor force, according to Pew Research Center. During this time frame, employment dropped by  ...

Stride Health, a benefits platform designed specifically for independent workers, today announced that it has raised $47 million to build on its platform, grow membership, and expand partnerships and distribution channels.  The company helps independent...

When I first became a freelance writer, I had no idea how it would go. I'd heard horror stories from fellow writers about how difficult the freelance lifestyle can be -- always chasing clients down for money, not ...

No matter how much we know (or how much we think we know), there comes a point when we could all do with a little extra guidance in our careers. That’s where a mentor steps in. How you find  ...

For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash ...

A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs across the U,S., a trend some have dubbed the "Great Resignation." But the phenomenon is making an outsized impact in some regions: In Georgia ...

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the US work force increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global crisis ...

Interruptions can be annoying, especially if you’re working on a deadline and need to focus. They’re especially bothersome when they’re unnecessary, like the coworker who stops by to chat about the ...