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Rethinking Work Perks: 5 Things Employees Want More Than ‘Fun’ At Work

Success

Penelope Cline, a project manager, HR manager and talent scout, loves the quarterly home office stipend provided by her company, which allows employees to purchase items they get to keep or to use the funds for external workspaces such as WeWork or Selina.

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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A 2019 study of a Swiss population found that people who napped once or twice weekly had fewer cardiovascular issues. Looking back on various projects, my nap-assisted articles read better than articles I spent more time writing. Don’t follow my lead, though. I bet many workers feel the same pressure. Probably not.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

Where possible, contractors typically try to overlap several projects. You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. In the contractor’s (or small business owner’s) mind, every holiday is a day when you’re not working, which means you are also not bringing in any money.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. UK recruitment firm, MRL Consulting Group took a different approach, by closing its offices every Friday for a six-month trial in 2019. Global trials. As one of his members of staff commented: “It’s about choice.

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Episode 266: Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

Productivityist

Make sure you take advantage of this limited time offer when Winter registration opens up on October 25th as it is only valid until December 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm. You can get 15% off of one (1) course by visiting [link] then enter the promo code timecrafting. “The body gets what the body needs.” ” – Nir Eyal.

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Uncorking the Dream: Founding Ampersand Estates in Australia’s Wine Country

Success

These travels were far from the luxurious holiday most people imagine when they hear destinations such as Paris and Venice. After expanding to offices in Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand, as well as Cape Town, South Africa, they sold the firm in 2019. Between the ages of 5 and 18, Bell lived outside of the U.S. “My

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Episode 266: Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

Productivityist

Make sure you take advantage of this limited time offer when Winter registration opens up on October 25th as it is only valid until December 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm. You can get 15% off of one (1) course by visiting [link] then enter the promo code timecrafting. “The body gets what the body needs.” ” – Nir Eyal.