I’ve counted business days using my finger on a calendar. I’ve calculated work days in Excel with formulas I could never remember. Enough was enough. I finally built this business day calculator to solve the hand-counting issues I faced as a manager. I built it for myself, but I hope you’ll find it useful, too. Business Days Calculator Instructions For The Business Days Calculator Follow…
This post was originally written in August of 2022. We added spaces to the list in January of 2023 and June of 2023. We also removed companies that are no longer operating in June of 2023. Remote work cuts out the commute and distractions of the office. Coworking spaces provide collaboration and a sense of community (and many more benefits) that some don’t get with…
During the pandemic, many people thought remote work was a blip on the radar, a necessity until work could go back to “business as usual.” But then something interesting happened. People discovered they liked working remotely! They discovered the flexibility, health benefits, and cost savings remote work provided. Now we’re in 2023, and statistics are still showing an upward trend. Remote work is not going…
I did nearly six years of ice breakers for virtual meetings with my team. Here’s the backstory (and the complete list of the virtual icebreakers we did). I worked at a fully remote marketing agency for eight years. We had a small group of people scattered all over the country, but we made it a point to all meet on Zoom once per week. At…
We analyzed 3,920 companies to find the absolute best tech companies to work for on the planet. After all the research, we picked just 34 award winners (less than 1% of our company database). In this report, you’ll find… The 21 best big tech companies to work for (1,000+ employees) The 10 best medium-sized tech companies (101 – 1,000) The 3 best small tech companies…
You’ve worked remotely now for three years. Enough with the return-to-office mandates and the constantly-changing hybrid schedules. You’re ready to build your career and life around full-time remote work… and you need a great company to work for. We analyzed 3,920 companies to find the absolute best remote companies to work for on the planet. After all the research, we picked just 30 remote-first award winners…
Unlimited paid time off (PTO) is a vacation policy that has caused some debate: On one hand, employers trusting their employees enough to offer as much vacation time as they want seems great On the other, people have criticized that unlimited PTO limits the amount of time off people take and allows the employee to not pay out for unused vacation days No matter where…
You’re at the point in your life where you’re ready to work at one of those companies with the best benefits that you’ve heard so much about. Enough with the 10 PTO days, return-to-office mandates, and skimpy healthcare. We looked at 3,920 companies that offer great benefits. Here are the winners. Click below to jump to the section that interests you: 2023 gold awards: 38…
My wife, Shannon, and I have worked from home together for five years now. Since 2017. As two people working from home at the same time, we’ve been through just about all of the scenarios. And we have plenty of home office products that are now firmly in our past: folding desks that didn’t work out, video meeting backdrops that failed, room dividers we no…
Cities and states are now competing to attract remote workers (or anyone willing to move and bring their income). In this running database of U.S. cities and states, you’ll find numerous places that will pay you to live there. The table is organized into remote worker incentive programs, other programs, and closed/paused programs (so you don’t waste your time). The concept of work has…