I moved from Connecticut to the South chasing a cheaper, simpler life. It wasn’t at all what I expected, so I moved back.
Connecticut native Sandra Bonola moved to South Carolina for Southern charm and a cheaper lifestyle. Instead, she found it hot, crowded, and pricier than expected.
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The World Cup could make 2026 the ‘summer of working from home,’ says RTO guru Nicholas Bloom
The World Cup’s late-night games, pricier commutes, and a heat wave could force employers to allow more working from home, a Stanford professor says.
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The debate over what’s making it harder for college grads to get hired
Why are recent grads struggling to find jobs? Researchers debate whether remote work or AI are driving a decline in entry-level hiring.
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As an AI startup CEO, I pay each employee $18,000 a year to live close to work, and the investment is worth it
Sebastian Jimenez, the CEO of Rilla, explains why the AI startup invests $37,000 a year in perks for every employee, including a housing stipend.
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What’s your RTO routine? Take our survey.
For many workers, office routines have settled into place. We want to hear about your routine.
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I love scuba diving and coding. So I figured out a way to make a living doing both.
Eliana Jordan left office life, became a scuba instructor, and later taught herself to code to build something of her own.
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Flexport CEO reignites debate over remote work after likening it to ‘white-collar fraud’
Ryan Petersen, the CEO at Flexport, said he believes that working from home introduces too many distractions and can hurt workplace culture.
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America is stuck in a never-ending rush hour
Americans are using newfound flexibility to commute at weird hours, which means we’re stuck in a never-ending rush hour.
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My husband and I work remotely while raising our toddler. I’d quit my job if I had to return to office.
Madison Crane says remote work allows her to raise her young son, travel, and stay productive without sacrificing her career.
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This CEO spent years betting on remote work. Now he’s evolving his stance because of AI.
Toptal CEO Taso Du Val says the company spent millions on quarterly off-sites and didn’t find them that productive.
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He moved to Bangkok but still works US hours — and says the overnight schedule feels more relaxed
After years of dreaming about Southeast Asia, Andrew Corona traded San Diego for Bangkok. He says the move changed how he defines success.
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AI workers don’t work from home — they ‘home from work’
AI startup founders and workplace experts say that the AI industry has a distinct workplace culture that operates on in-person work and mutual trust.
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A Databricks exec has 3 tips for new grads — and showing up to work IRL is one of them
Andy Kofoid, president of global field operations at Databricks, advises against blindly following the common advice to follow your passion.
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The Fed says a labor-market phenomenon is hurting youth employment — and it’s not AI
A popular narrative recently has been that AI is causing employers to rethink entry level jobs. The New York Fed says remote work is the bigger issue.
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WFH is a bigger driver of entry-level job woes than AI, researchers say
Researchers at the London School of Economics analyzed 650 million hiring records and found WFH may be hurting junior hiring more than AI.
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A millennial making $746,000 by working 5 remote jobs says tech layoffs have made him feel guilty about overemployment
A millennial secretly juggling 5 remote IT jobs says he earns about $746,000 a year and still logs off by 5 p.m.
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I moved to 3 countries in 5 years searching for the perfect remote-work base. One city made life feel easy.
Elka Requinta’s digital nomad mantra was: have desk, will travel. But after living on two islands in Southeast Asia, she began to wonder whether the desk was enough.
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I didn’t want to give up my job when we moved for my husband’s. To keep it, I flew across the country almost every week.
I moved for my military husband but kept my job across the country with an arrangement of flying between Oklahoma and South Dakota almost every week.
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I quit my full-time job at 26. Now I work remotely 10 to 20 hours a week while traveling with my partner.
My version of financial freedom is working less and having time to enjoy each day.
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I run a business while traveling the world. I couldn’t have afforded to scale it while living in the US.
Ryan Garrido started a business while living overseas — something he didn’t think he could do while living in the US due to the high cost of living.
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