Many people have medical reasons to work from home. For them, remote work is a necessity, not a nice to have. I recently received an email from someone who downloaded our entry-level remote job starter pack. This personal interaction changed my view on the promise of remote work. Remote work is not just a lifestyle upgrade or unlock, as it has been for me. For…
Sometimes, you’ll need to work from home for personal reasons (and you don’t want to state the reasons). We have a few email templates for your exact scenario. Here are four email request templates to work from home for personal reasons. Click one of the links below to jump to the template that fits your situation best: Personal reasons not stated Personal reasons stated Informing…
If you need to request to work from home due to illness–for a day or permanently–we have the right email templates for you below. Here are three email templates to request remote work for health-related reasons. Click any link below to jump to the sample email that fits your reason: Illness/sickness (temporary remote work) Sick family member (temporary) Medical appointment (temporary) Email request to…
One way to tell your manager that you plan to work remotely for the day is simply to inform him or her: “I will be working from home today.” No need for an excuse or a reason. If that’s the way you’d like to go about it, we have an email template for you to use. “I will be working from home today” (notification)…
After 10+ years in my home office, I’ve counted 70 unique reasons to work from home across seven categories. As a quick side note – I’ve covered similar topics like the benefits of remote work and excuses to work from home (temporarily or permanently). Click one of those links if it is a better fit. Otherwise, click below to jump to a category of great…
We have a database of 3,000+ companies where we track employee benefits offered. We’ve identified that one of the 20 most desirable employee benefits right now is frequent company retreats. In the list below, you’ll find 83 companies from our list that offer regular team/company retreats as a benefit to their employees. Organizations That Offer Company Retreats As A Benefit GitHub GitHub is a…
The tech world’s rapid shift to location-agnostic work unlocked incredible flexibility for developers. Engineers are no longer tethered to rigid office confines; they can now code from anywhere with an internet connection — whether that’s a cozy cafe, a tropical beach, or even their bedroom. But such freedom comes with productivity challenges. Without the structure of a steady workplace routine, remote developers who provide React.JS…
Use this calculator to determine your headcount and number of full-time equivalents (FTE). With a few simple inputs, it will do the headcount calculation and FTE employee figure for you. How To Calculate Headcount Headcount Definition Headcount is the number of people working for your organization. It’s a simple calculation that ignores how many hours people work, and employment types (like full-time and part-time). Headcount…
If you need email templates to request to work from home, you’ve landed in the right place. Below, you’ll find 18 work-from-home email requests organized into two categories: temporary requests (for a day or two) and permanent. Click any link below to jump to the template that matches your work-from-home request. Table of Contents Temporary Permanent WFH Temporarily (Weeks) Request To Present In Person Notifying…
You’re planning out 2024 (a leap year, by the way) and you need to know the amount of working hours per month. Here are all of the answers that you need–organized succinctly. Working Hours Per Month (2024) Here’s how we calculate work days: Weekdays – federal holidays = work days (Federal holidays are not counted as work days in our dataset) Here’s how we calculate work hours: Work days…