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Who’s Stuck With The Bill?

Allwork

The rise in working remotely comes with several costs, which include internet subscriptions, computers and office equipment, home office furniture, security, insurance, and software. Those costs include internet subscriptions, computers and office equipment, home office furniture, security, insurance, and software.

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Debrett’s unveils etiquette guide for hybrid working

Workplace Insight

Try to eliminate chaotic bookshelves, discarded clothing, empty take-away containers and distracting artwork. Say no to stoic sickness syndrome: Don’t struggle into the office if you’ve got a cough or cold or anything contagious. Managers should be trained on how to make hybrid meetings for inclusive.

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Tips on Staying Focused and Disciplined When Working From Home

Office Dynamics

Come tax time, they may be able to deduct a lot of their home office-related expenses. To stay on top of things and be organized in your work, you need to have a dedicated home office. The space should be free of distractions and ideally have a door that you can close if you are trying to work when family is home.

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A Conversation about Clutter with Nicolette Toussaint

Clutter Coach

Perhaps this was because I had recently divorced someone who filled every nook and cranny of the house with magazines, books, collections, clothes, you name it!). I have a client whose home office is also a playroom. On the other hand, sometimes people set up fancy home offices that they never work in.

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Climate change and the 6 Americas

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Climate change and the 6 Americas Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:55 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging , Business Strategies/Perspectives , Life of the Virtual Assistant What do these things have in common? failure to use a condom 2. volcanic eruptions 3.

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Always connected in the age of disconnection

Workplace Insight

Today one can bring pets into many US offices, while the sight of children, hugging and ‘athleisure’ clothes has also become more common. The defects of open-plan offices, WFH and hybrid working go further than office politics, boring meetings, exasperated individuals, the commute, or Zoom fatigue. “The

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We are not blank slates and we don’t adapt to change in predictable ways

Workplace Insight

Commuting at the same time as everybody else is clearly a ridiculous, unnecessary and anachronistic thing to do on a routine basis, as has become newly apparent, but so too is locking oneself away in a home office or dining room with its isolation, lack of ergonomics and amorphous routines.

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