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Ellen Davis, a writer, said she was targeted by a fake job scam while seeking remote work.The scam involved impersonating HR representatives and requesting personal information, according to screenshots.Davis warned others to trust their instincts and be cautious of unusual job processes or requests.This as-told-to essay is based on a…
156 accounting executives and partners were interviewed about why firms have been making more auditing errors.The auditors were split on whether a better work-life balance could reduce the number of errors.But they also have to consider whether remote work could help attract Gen Z workers amid a nationwide accountant shortage.US…
Remote workers are slightly more likely to have side gigs than in-person or hybrid peers.Extra time from remote work may enable more side hustles like consulting or rideshare.Some data shows employees who choose where to work are more productive.Remote workers are more likely to have side gigs than their office-based…
Kelly Green, 34, went to visit her parents in Tristan Da Cunha and fell in love.The island is a British Overseas Territory with 236 inhabitants, and the only way to travel there is by ship.Green got married and is happily raising her two kids on the island.This as-told-to essay is…
Lisa Kauffman was over Florida’s hurricanes and the faster pace of life in the US.In 2023, Kauffman moved to a remote Panamanian island, where she now lives off the grid.Living in Panama has been a “game changer” for Kauffman, who said she’s happier and more relaxed. This as-told-to essay is…
Mel Macintyre landed her dream job at a finance company in Edinburgh in her 30s.She became burned out, and her corporate lifestyle of “work hard, party hard” made her ill.Macintyre left the city and lives on an island in Scotland, where she’s more connected to nature. This as-told-to essay is…
Workers value remote work as much as a 7% to 8% pay increase, a new survey finds.Hybrid work is especially valued by workers in their 30s with kids and degrees.Teleworking has increased, even as firms try to pull their workers back into the office. If you’re reading this from the…
How nice would it be to leave everything behind, unplug from the world, and relax abroad?This thought lingered in Adrian Chia’s mind after a two-week family vacation exploring the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne in 2016.Shortly after returning home to Singapore, he floated the concept of living an unplugged life…
Amazon is shutting the door on remote work.In a memo to employees on Monday, CEO Andy Jassy said the company will require corporate workers to be in-office five days per week starting in January.”We’ve decided that we’re going to return to being in the office the way we were before…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called work-from-home “morally wrong.” Musk says he works seven days a week and just takes two to three days off a year. He imposed a strict in-office policy at Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, but there have been exceptions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called working…
