In recent years, many companies have adopted unlimited PTO policies to compete for talent and appeal to prospective employees seeking a better work/life balance. But what exactly is unlimited PTO, and how does unlimited PTO really work? Unlimited PTO sounds great, but there are some major drawbacks—significant enough that at the remote company I managed for six years, we ultimately rejected adoption of the unlimited…
As the boundaries between work and personal life blur, it’s crucial to have the right tools to ensure productivity, security, and efficiency in your home office setup. One such tool that can significantly enhance your remote work experience is a residential proxy. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into the concept of residential proxies, their benefits for remote work, and how they can empower you…
Every time you hear “team retreat activities,” you shudder inside. These types of activities always seem to end with someone singing awful karaoke or failing a team trust fall. But now you’re in charge of planning the activities for your company’s coming retreat, and you want to change that reputation. You need activities that will bring your team together without bringing down the mood. If…
In this report, we highlight notable companies leaving Chicago since 2020 and why. You’ll find every public announcement by businesses stating they’ve moved out of Chicago as well as companies threatening to move. Despite lockdowns being lifted over a year ago, Chicago’s office space remains the emptiest on record. On top of that, even the occupied buildings aren’t being used. The Windy City’s “office vacancy…
Many companies have adopted unlimited PTO (paid time off) policies in recent years and the trend is growing, as more organizations consider switching to an unlimited PTO policy to attract talent. But as I noted in the previous chapter, there are some drawbacks to unlimited PTO policies which are not obvious at first glance. One issue that I touched on is the need to carefully…
Amid all the chatter about unlimited PTO as the hot new trend in leave policy, something that often goes unmentioned are its drawbacks. While greater flexibility in the work schedule is undoubtedly a boon for employees, unlimited PTO has pros and cons. To its credit, as an idea alone, unlimited PTO has broken through the logjam of fossilized thinking about how work has to be—and…
This report on companies that pay for college tuition was originally done in April of 2022. We did another round of research in April of 2023, then another in August of 2023. Benefits programs are mutually helpful for the employee and employer. The company foots the bill for a program that makes for healthier, happier, or more educated employees, which makes for a more productive…
Don’t worry – you won’t have to wear matching coats. You’ve been given the task of planning your company’s retreat, but with great power comes great responsibility. Should you go to Bermuda or the Bahamas? Should the team do an escape room or karaoke? And is there a thing as too many meetings? (Okay, you’re probably not asking that last one.) If you’re looking for…
Want to see the ultimate gallery of unique desks? We’ve got 39 of the most unique, cool-looking desks for your home office, but first, we need to get on the same page – “cool” is subjective. What’s cool looking to you might be ugly to me. Here’s how we overcame the subjectivity of the word: We made a huge list of cool desks (click that link…
Goldman Sachs returned to the office on February 1, 2022 with the expectation for all employees to show up full time (five days per week). However, on the RTO day only 5,000 of the 10,000 (50%) employees that work at New York City headquarters showed up. Goldman Sachs CEO, David Solomon, has a negative stance toward hybrid and remote work stating multiple times that remote…