workshifter

people redefining work

August 01, 2023

STUDY: REMOTE EMPLOYEES WORK LONGER AND HARDER
Remote work became possible long before the pandemic. Many employers resisted it on a hunch that employees working from home might spend too ...
FUTURE-PROOF YOUR CAREER IN ERA OF AI
Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been ...
TOP 10 FLEXIBLE REMOTE JOBS—HOW TO LAND THEM
Some jobs are saying goodbye to 9 to 5 and hello to flexible schedules. The option of flexible-schedule remote jobs allows employees to obtain a healthier ...
3 SKILLS THAT HAVE MADE ME A SUCCESSFUL FREELANCER
If you're thinking of quitting a salaried position and going freelance instead, you'll be in good company. More than 70 million Americans worked in a ...
UBER-BACKED GROUP TO REBOOT GIG-WORKER BALLOT INITIATIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS
A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to cement their workers’ status as ...
WORKERS NOT READY TO RETIRE SEEK ADVICE
I know several people in their late 50s who aren’t ready to retire but are ready to pull back on their 40-plus-hour-a-week schedules. What is the best way to ...
UNCOVERING HIDDEN TAX BREAKS FOR FREELANCE DESIGNERS
Are you a freelance designer looking to boost your savings? As an independent contractor, it’s important to take advantage of every opportunity to ...
15 ‘BABY’ STEPS LEADERS CAN TAKE TO ADOPT A COACHING LEADERSHIP STYLE
It’s not uncommon for managers to take a prescriptive approach to leadership by providing team members with specific instructions on how to accomplish ...
THE ROBOTS WE WERE AFRAID OF ARE ALREADY HERE
A humanoid warehouse worker, Digit walked upright on goatlike legs and grabbed bins off a shelf with muscular arms made from aerospace-grade ...
WORING REMOTELY FROM A CARIBBEAN ISLAND: HOW I RELOCATED FROM OREGON
In 2013 I moved from Portland, Oregon, to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands after college for four months to teach English. It's a tiny island of about 2,000 people ...