Since working from home has solidified its place as the “new normal,” we’re chockablock with tips for work-from-home productivity: have a morning routine, maintain a consistent schedule, dress in real clothes (maybe not hard pants, but not pajamas either). We also know all about taking frequent work breaks, utilizing a sit-stand desk, and incorporating microworkouts. […]
Enlarge / Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, California. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Apple’s efforts to return its workers to the office are facing continuing resistance from an organized group of employees, and at least one prominent resignation has taken place over the issue. The Verge reporter Zoë Schiffer tweeted on Saturday that Ian […]
The new startup wants to build a national franchise of hybrid work spaces targeting the suburbs. Read More
Enlarge / Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, California. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) It’s been a rocky road for Apple’s return-to-office plans. Over the past few months, we’ve reported on numerous stops and starts, but the industry behemoth seems to have come to the hardest stop yet, according to a Bloomberg report. According to […]
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook. (credit: Chris Foresman) Few large companies have had a more contentious internal argument over remote work amid the pandemic than Apple, but it is moving ahead with bringing many employees back into physical offices starting in February. As previously reported by CNBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an email to […]
Enlarge / Your home office can always use some sprucing up, especially when it’s your main place of work. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Recently, I’ve gotten really into ergonomics. Since the pandemic—and after a spate of injuries from poor posture, bad habits, and the general lack of body awareness—the importance of a comfortable workspace has become […]
Managers are far more satisfied with the current state of work than frontline employees, a Microsoft survey finds. Read More
U.S. futures have been climbing all morning as bond yields remain subdued. Read More
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Last October, we reviewed a pair of gaming / home office chairs—Secretlab’s Omega and Anda Seat’s more explicitly gaming-themed Fnatic. After several weeks of daily use, the Anda Fnatic took the crown for “favorite chair in the Salter household”—so when Anda offered two more models for review, we snapped them up. Those two models are the […]