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Remotive Blog
10 months ago
Remote teams

[Newsletter] Remote Work Gives Amazon Workers a Common Cause

I found my first remote job through the Remotive website, but do you know how I got hired at Remotive?My ex-boss referred me to the founder of Remotive when I was in between jobs and he was in between employees.You never know where or when your next opportunity will come.-Rachel
⚔️ ​How Remote Work Connected Amazon Employees Making $19 an Hour and $80,000 a Year​ (NYT) ~ If it's morally wrong then why are even the warehouse workers fighting to keep remote work?
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
Education

Silicon Valley community college district could offer free tuition - San Jose Spotlight

Free community college is the ultimate goal for one newly-introduced state bill.California Senate Bill 629, introduced by state Sen. Dave Cortese, would allow the West Valley-Mission Community College District to stop charging its students tuition and cover other costs such as transportation and books.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church - who has justified the war in Ukraine - and plead for peace.
Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
San Francisco

SPUR Talk: Convert Offices to Housing?

People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty.The Bay Area also has a housing crisis.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Here's what $3.5 billion would be used for if Gov. Baker's economic development bill passes

The governor wants to invest in many aspects of the Commonwealth.
moreopportunity
Futurism
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

New AI Service Makes Fake Photos of You Hanging Out With Your Friends, Laughing and Having a Great Time

Fancy Salads
Don't want to spend time with other humans, but still want to make it look like you're hanging out with your pals IRL? Boy, do we have just the thing.A new app called Hotshot makes use of the power of AI to generate fake photos of you and your pals - whether they agreed to the arrangement or not.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Civil Architecture reimagines the sundial to express "fractured notion of time"

Kuwait- and Bahrain-based Civil Architecture has created a sundial at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to question our relationship with time.Civil Architecture founders Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Karimi installed the fragmented sundial within the "desert landscape" created as the backdrop for the biennale by architecture studio OMA.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

TCL Flip concept display transforms into a digital board game, drawing table, and more - Yanko Design

The future of TV will only bring us smarter solutions and innovations, as well as a level of convenience never known before.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 years ago
Design

This quirky pod workspace hopes to reinvent the 'cubicle' in a fun way - Yanko Design

The cubicle is dead... Long live the cubicle.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Four ways for career centers to engage students

Career readiness is a critical part of students' postgraduate success in the workforce.The National Association of Colleges and Employers' 2022 Student Survey found that graduating seniors who used career center services received more job offers on average, compared to their peers who did not.While the advantages of career services are clear, higher education professionals must implement effective modeling and teaching for their students to navigate career readiness.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Ending Days of Political Gridlock, Malaysia's King Appoints a Prime Minister

After days of political chaos, Malaysia has a new prime minister, its fifth in fewer than five years.The country is now relying on a veteran politician to bring back political stability while leading a polarized electorate  split between one faction that sees itself as modern and multicultural, and another that is driven by a conservative Muslim base  into the post-pandemic world.
99% Invisible
1 year ago
Design

Meet Us by the Fountain - 99% Invisible

Like it or not, no teenager in America in the 1980s could avoid the gravitational pull of the mall, not even author Alexandra Lange.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Top At the Office + Commercial Design Posts of 2022

Arper shared three new products from designers Doshi-Levien,  Altherr Dèsile Park, and  James Irvine.The SHAAL Sofa adds to the brand's sofa offerings with a flexible, modular configuration, while the Ghia Low Table System is diverse in form and finish, ideal for creating endless combinations and opportunities.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
Parenting

Op-ed: Young moms have a solution to the child care crisis in Santa Clara County - San Jose Spotlight

In Santa Clara County and throughout California, young mothers do not have equitable access to child care or economic opportunities.In  a study conducted by the Young Women's Freedom Center and Alliance for Girls, young mothers in Santa Clara County said their main barriers to child care were high costs, service ineligibility for parents under 18, lack of accommodations for unconventional work schedules and transportation issues.
ianVisits
1 year ago
London

TfL to slash another 600 million from its annual budget by 2026 - ianVisits

Transport for London (TfL) has outlined a new business plan for the years ahead and says that it needs to make additional cost cuts of around £600 million per year by 2025/26.Although TfL says that it has delivered £400m of the £730m recurring savings target that was set in 2019, the pressures of managing inflation and the requirements of the most recent funding agreement mean that further efficiencies are needed.
Ianvisits
1 year ago
London

Government offers funding settlement to keep London's transport moving

The government has made another offer to Transport for London (TfL) to provide the funding needed to keep public transport running as services recover from the pandemic.
Eater Chicago
1 year ago
Chicago

NBC's Comedy 'Community' Has Inspired a Cocktail Menu at a Chicago Bar

As this year's holiday season approaches, Chicagoans have visions of a pre-pandemic world, with family and friends gathering in large groups around dinner tables and catching up.One sector that's been hit hard since March 2020 is bars.Even before COVID worries, it felt fewer folks were gathering once sacred drinking days like Black Wednesday, once a date circled by tavern workers who expected to be crushed by customers.
My Shingle
1 year ago
Law

Key Trends in Client Service That Lawyers Need to Know

Though it seems counter-intuitive, these days, top client service depends more on digital engagement and self-service options than personal human interaction.
The Everymom
1 year ago
Parenting

The Unseen Challenges of Being the Work-From-Home Parent

My husband and I became parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.We had both been working from home for approximately nine months and established a solid routine.
Eater Chicago
1 year ago
Chicago

Staffing Challenges Continue to Cause Chaos for Chicago's Restaurants

The decision to delay made more sense as Fyfe says there was just a heaviness they couldn't shed: "This doesn't feel right, this isn't good," she says.
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Ensuring Eden provides employees with a positive work environment remains important Fyfe who says her experience as a busser has made Fyfe a better restaurant owner and operator.
Hive
1 year ago
Productivity

Should You Check Your Email On Vacation? Here's Why | Hive

You wake up in a sunny paradise, and you have nothing else to do in your hotel room before breakfast - so you slide into your Gmail account just to check on work.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Royal Mail 'at crossroads' as pandemic parcel boom fades

Royal Mail has warned that the company is at a "crossroads" and needs to urgently adapt to the post-pandemic environment as parcel deliveries, originally boosted by Covid lockdowns, continue to wane.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

IE University's diploma addresses post-pandemic world

Promotion: IE University aims to drive change through its Strategic Interior Design course by teaching students to find "human-centred design solutions" for the new needs of our post-pandemic world.IE University's Strategic Interior Design course is a six-month programme geared towards accelerating students' careers, and includes a mixture of online sessions and in-person teaching at the university's Madrid-based campus.
ajc
1 year ago
Education

Atlanta moms report feeling more anxiety as the pandemic wanes

Explore A nurse's tips for dealing with mom guilt
Worldwide, anxiety increased by 25% during the first year of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization.Combined with the fact that 20-40% of pregnant mothers are affected by anxiety and depression, this research highlights how much of motherhood is affected by mental health issues.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

China is sticking to its zero Covid' policy.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday dashed any hopes that the zero Covid policy which attempts to eliminate coronavirus infections with costly lockdowns would end in the coming months.
Inc.com
1 year ago
Remote teams

How Google's Reimagined "Work From Anywhere" Policy Gets Staff Back In The Office

In a post-pandemic world, the question is no longer where would be best for staff to work for safety's sake, but where staff should be able to work for happiness' sake.
ZDNET
1 year ago
Remote teams

The rules of work are changing, and hybrid work is winning

Image: Luis Alvarez Hybrid working is here to stay.
FinanceBuzz
1 year ago
Remote teams

8 Things Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Working from Home

Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk underestimating the remote workforce?
Last updated Aug. 19, 2022 | By | Edited By Jenny Cohen Ellen Cannon
FinanceBuzz is reader-supported.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

It's no wonder I couldn't see a GP: limiting access to services is the point | Kenan Malik

t's a problem familiar to millions: the trials of trying to book a doctor's appointment.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Kurtenbach: The SF Giants can't seem to get anything right. That's good enough in Rob Manfred's MLB

We know what a good baseball team is and we know that the San Francisco Giants aren't particularly close to being one.
And yes, this season, to date, has been devoid of rhythm, identity, and joy.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Chicago's outperforming O'Hare International Airport and its workers deserve our thanks

Many Chicagoans love to hate O'Hare International Airport.
Ianvisits
1 year ago
London

Consultation on plans to redevelop the Museum of London site

A fresh consultation has opened to decide what to do with the Museum of London site when the museum moves out to its new home in Smithfields.
London On The Inside
1 year ago
London

Urban Village Fete | Lifestyle | London On The Inside

Is there a better way to spend a spring Sunday than by soaking up music, arts & crafts, culture and street food in one of London's nicest open spaces?
Bustle
1 year ago
Writing

This Author's New Rom-Com Takes On Fate, Family, & Matzo Balls

If someone could tell you exactly when you'd meet your soulmate, would you want to know?
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