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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

Allwork

between 2010 and 2019 to 3.3% between 2010 and 2019 to a decline of 2.6% A survey of 3,000 workers at leading companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft discovered that 64% would prefer permanent telecommuting over a $30,000 salary increase. These industries experienced productivity growth surges from 1.1%

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How Can Office Design Support Multigenerational Collaboration?

Allwork

They were poised to say goodbye to college life and enter the workforce as salaried professionals. So, we invited an enthusiastic, circa-2019-graduate interior designer and Gen Z colleague to join the conversation. Four to five short years ago, the first wave of Generation Z knew what their futures would hold.

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Most people want to work in jobs that have a positive impact on the world

Workplace Insight

A new poll from hiring platform Indeed suggests that people now consider working in jobs that positively impact society (57 percent) and the environment (55 percent) more important than they did when they started their careers. Even when there are paid positions, a third (33 percent) say that inadequate pay puts them off applying.

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Industry: the art of working from anywhere

Workplace Insight

(Research from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, August 2023) Even before the global lockdowns flexibility was already a feature in the workplace: 20 years ago, people were putting flexibility and personal development above salary.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

She received the biggest salary of her lifetime with all kinds of perks. In 2019, I was hired by a large financial firm in San Francisco to develop and facilitate a boot camp for 5 young assistants with college degrees. Yet, I personally know several assistants in their 60s and 70s who are landing very good jobs. She is living it up.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

In our current environment, the issue has gotten more complicated because of the invisibility factor of working from home. Do the research on your salary. Given a choice, advocate for salary versus hourly compensation. In May, 2019, her work was profiled in a Forbes (online) cover story. Out of sight, out of mind?

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. When she was hired, her manager said she would be on track for promotions and salary increases but in three years, she was overlooked numerous times. The third most important thing that staff wants is to be fairly compensated in salary and other benefits.

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