A surprising number of employees, determined to hold on to their “work from home” status and aware that managers and … Continue reading Digital Presenteeism: Faking You Care, Faking You’re Even There
Question: Since our schools no longer require masks, my husband and I decided to homeschool our youngest child. My … Continue reading Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs
Question: My employer shut down our worksite during the pandemic. My wife and I decided to move to a different … Continue reading Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site
True stories “I found this site, overemployed.com. It taught me how to work two or three remote jobs at the … Continue reading Remote employee moonlighting: opportunity for employees; challenge for employers
Question: I fought for the right to work from home. When my long-term employer ordered all employees back on-site, I … Continue reading Are Remote Employees Second-class Citizens?
The CEO thought he’d inspire employees with his words. “I believe in you,” he said, “…your dedication, focus and expertise … Continue reading Zoom and Doom CEO fires 900 Employees over Zoom . . . When Senior Managers Lie & What to Do About it
If you supervise employees working remotely and haven’t yet updated your harassment policy, it’s time, given the resurgence of political, … Continue reading Is Your Harassment Policy Out-of-date?: Does it protect your remote workers? Does it ban trolling, doxing, and dogpiling?
The last time you began a new job, you arrived at the building early, shook your manager’s hand, sat through … Continue reading Starting Your New Job As a Remote Employee
Question: Like many employers, we want our employees to return on-site, but don’t want to force them to return and … Continue reading How Employers Can Lure Employees Back to the Office
If you’re an employee who wants to continue working remotely, and your employer insists you return to work in their … Continue reading You Worked Remotely During the Pandemic…But Your Employer Says You Have to Come into the Office? Not So Fast.