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More women are burning out at work, and that’s a problem

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:09:37 +0000

(CNN) — Even in the face of a global pandemic, women continued to make strides in corporate America last year. But they’re also burning out in higher numbers. A new report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org said women’s representation improved across most of the corporate pipeline in 2020. The annual report surveyed more than 65,000

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What happened when one company switched to a four-day workweek

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 06:38:57 +0000

(CNN) — Permanent three-day weekends may seem like a dream, but they’re a reality for workers at Elephant Ventures. The software and data engineering company, headquartered in New York City, started testing a four-day workweek in August to help prevent employee burnout and maintain work-life balance during the pandemic. The company went full remote in March

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Permanent WFH sounds great. But it’s harder than it sounds

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:52:29 +0000

(CNN)— The spread of coronavirus forced many companies to go remote. And some have already pledged to make the work style permanent. Twitter said some employees who want to work from home permanently can, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said as many as 50% of the company’s employees could be working remotely within the next five

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You’ve hit a wall working remotely. Now what?

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Thu, 28 May 2020 06:41:54 +0000

(CNN) — It’s hard to stay motivated right now. Perhaps you’ve wrapped up that big project you started while still in the office and now you’re having a hard time jumping into the next big thing. Or maybe you’re drained from all the extra hours you’ve been putting in because there’s no separation between home

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Welcome to your new, post-pandemic office

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Fri, 15 May 2020 01:10:10 +0000

(CNN) – For some workers, returning to the office will give them a sense of normalcy again. But what they return to might be far from normal. There’s likely going to be more space between desks, added partitions and sanitation stations, plus new rules on the use of common areas, meetings and where and how to

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The dark side of working from home: loneliness

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Fri, 01 May 2020 05:37:06 +0000

(CNN) — Now that many people have been working from home for more than a month, the novelty might be starting to wane. And a dark side of working remote could emerge: loneliness. Workplace loneliness can be a problem even when everyone is working in an office. But the sudden shift to remote work can increase

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5 ways to get along with your new coworker – your spouse

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:06:35 +0000

(CNN) — For many couples, a good portion of the week used to be spent apart at their jobs. But with so many people now working from home, partners are getting an inside look at each other’s work lives. And while you might be comfortable working side-by-side with your co-workers, you may find yourself clamming

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How to work from home without losing your sanity

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:58:04 +0000

How to work from home without losing your sanity (CNN) — Workers throughout the country are finding themselves working from a new office: their homes. As coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country, companies are asking employees to work remotely to help control contagion. At first, working from home might seem like a dream: no

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We all do it. But is swearing at work really ok?

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:00:42 +0000

(CNN) — S*!t happens. Your computer crashes taking the document you’ve worked hours on with it. You lose one of your biggest clients. You slam your finger in a drawer. Bad words are bound to slip out of your mouth at the office. As profanity becomes more common in every day speech, it becomes more

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The real reason you aren’t getting promoted at work

Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 07:02:36 +0000

(CNN) — There’s more to getting promoted than showing up and working hard. It’s about going the extra mile and contributing in ways that aren’t expected, said Ian Siegel, CEO of ZipRecruiter. “Do your job as well as you possibly can, and once every three months surprise us with something extra,” he said. “It’s when you

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