Is unlimited PTO a good thing—or is it possible that unlimited PTO is a trap? In the post-pandemic battle for talent, many companies offer unlimited PTO (paid time off) as a benefit to attract the best employees. In theory, the policy is attractive because it gives employees flexibility to take off the time they need without worrying about their paycheck. But is that how it…
We’ll be showing you every office shed (shed office?), backyard office, and office pod option available in this list. From sheds and office pods to accessory dwelling units, there are a lot of words floating around the internet for backyard offices. If you think you’re ready to get your home office out of the house and create a place where you can actually focus, this…
For most working Americans, the 40-hour work week has always been the norm, just the way things are and always have been in their living memory. Working 40 hours a week is the norm in most other countries in the world as well. Why is that? And how and when was the 40-hour work week created? In this article, I’ll trace the history of the…
While many companies have offered some form of maternity leave through the last few decades, the same benefit was rarely extended to fathers. That is gradually changing, as studies have indicated paternal leave has a positive impact on children and the household. Historically, even companies that provided paternity leave did not offer more than a week or two. That is also swiftly evolving as businesses…
A smooth onboarding process has long been recognized as a key to engaging new employees, boosting productivity, and reducing employee attrition. According to SHRM, 69% of employees are more likely to stay with an organization for three years if they have a great onboarding experience, and organizations with a standardized onboarding process experience 50% greater productivity from new workers. The reasons are obvious: When new…
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Download this weekly work schedule template and customize it in Canva, Google Sheets, or Excel, or download it as a PDF to print.
(Hey, there’s me in front of the conference room from ‘The Office’ background!) The U.S. version of “The Office” may have debuted close to 20 years ago (it premiered on NBC in 2005!), but its lessons continue to impact the workplace. This is the show that taught us why it’s so important to have fire drills. It also likely inspired thousands of workplace pranks, some…
For those of us long accustomed to working remotely, the events of March 2020 produced merely a ripple in our normal daily work lives; even if kids and spouses were home with us, we already had our remote work routines settled. But the onset of the pandemic was a seismic change for millions of workers whose routines revolved around reporting to a physical office for…