News from notable companies who are joining the remote work revolution
Want to know what is the absolute best FAANG company to work for? But sick of the biased, amorphous breakdowns? This report solves that. Below, you’ll discover the best FAANG company – Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (Alphabet) – to work for based on data, not opinions. We look at four factors to determine the winner – average salary, work-life balance, culture, and…
If you’re interested in relocating for work, I’ve compiled a list of large US companies that offer relocation assistance. Next to each company, you’ll see a link to its career page where you can explore open positions and perhaps, find a new home. See Also: 28 Places That Pay You To Move The Best Relocation Assistance Companies Start your search for jobs with companies…
If a company hires someone to work from home, that employee needs to have the right equipment. There are only a few options for providing equipment to remote workers. It’s pretty straightforward. You can provide a stipend, or a fixed sum of money the employee can use toward home office equipment. Or, you can provide the actual equipment (send it to the employee’s house) That’s…
This post was written on August 11, 2022. We updated the research and post on January 23, 2023. Why did we build offices in the first place? We needed… A place to collaborate A place to get work done with the proper equipment Well, the internet knocked out #1 as many major companies have gone remote. We can work together on Zoom, Slack, email, and…
This post was written on March 23, 2022. We updated the research and post on January 19, 2023. Then, we updated the post again on May 3, 2023 and June 1, 2023. Sabbaticals (or extended breaks from work) lead to “a decline in stress and an increase in psychological resources and overall well-being,” according to one study, and the “positive changes often remained long after…
There are many compelling reasons for companies to donate to nonprofits and charities. Let’s start with the genuine benefits: Companies can turn excess profit into good by donating to charities Companies can support their employees’ volunteer work and charitable contributions through matching It gives employees a sense of purpose in addition to their work There are also positive albeit slightly more cynical, self-serving reasons, too:…
This post was written in May of 2022. It was updated in February of 2023 to highlight this year’s companies with the best work-life balance. It was updated again in September of 2023 for formatting and information (the 2023 winners were not changed). A list of companies with the best work-life balance usually comes out biased. Best is subjective, after all. I didn’t want to…
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…
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…
While remote work has redefined routines for most workers who once worked in a centralized office environment, one of the most significant changes is the way in which employees communicate with each other and with managers or team leaders. Unlike the spur-of-the-moment conversations that take place in offices where workers can pop in on a colleague down the hall to ask a question, asynchronous communication…