NoDesk: Issue #355

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Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.

All federal agencies ordered to terminate remote work—ideally within 30 days

Ashley Belanger | Ars Technica

US agencies wasting billions on empty offices a “embarrassment,” RTO memo says.

Trump has called time on working from home. Here’s why the world shouldn’t mindlessly follow

Julia Richardson | The Conversation

According to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), about 10% of federal workers are fully remote. The impact of this order will be far-reaching.

Working from home ‘not proper work’ – ex-Asda boss

Zoe Conway | BBC

Working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”, the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned.

Remote work and its impact on women working from home

UBS

In an era of remote work, many hoped for greater gender equity. Yet Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work shows there’s more to it.

Stop asking if remote workers are lazy – Focus on Directing Effort Effectively

Katrien Devolder | The University of Oxford

Instead of asking whether remote workers are lazy, we should ask whether, and how, different working arrangements enable people to direct their effort more effectively to the right goal.

Life Lessons from the First Half-Century of My Career

David A. Patterson | Communications of the ACM

Sharing 16 life lessons, and nine magic words.

Once You’re Laid Off, You’ll Never Be the Same Again

Mert Bulan

It’s been over a year since one of the most significant turning points in my life, and it’s time to reflect on that.

What Comes After DEI

Lily Zheng | Harvard Business Review

How a new framework built around fairness, access, inclusion, and representation can succeed where DEI has failed.

New Zealand eases visa rules for ‘digital nomads’ to boost tourism

Seher Asaf, Kathryn Armstrong | BBC

New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to attract so-called “digital nomads” – people who travel while working remotely – in an attempt to boost tourism.

Swede dreams: How Sweden is embracing its sleepy side

Lizzie Enfield | BBC

Sweden’s long, cold nights might put you off going there in winter, unless, that is, you are in search of that elusive 21st-Century luxury: a good night’s sleep.

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