You’re in search of what you call an easy remote job. But what I might consider an easy job is different than you. “Easy” is subjective after all. I came up with six reasons that a remote job might be easy so you can filter the list by your definition of easy: 1) easy to get hired, 2) easy to do, 3) no degree required,…
You want to work remotely, but you’ve heard horror stories from friends about endless phone calls and Zoom meetings. Or even worse, you’ve experienced the endless days of virtual meetings yourself. As a result, you’ve honed your job search. You’re looking for the best no-phone, work-from-home jobs. We’ve done the research for you to get a headstart. Here are the best work-from-home jobs where you…
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…
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…
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…
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…
An introduction for remote job seekers… You know your next job needs to be remote. You’ve experienced all of the benefits and have made “remote” the first filter for your next search. If that’s the case, we’ve cut through the noise to give you the best job boards dedicated specifically to remote work. You’ll notice we included estimated monthly visits to each job board to give…
While the conversation about remote work continues, there’s no question that employees (and employers) continue to see its benefits. True, some companies are issuing back-to-office orders, but others are making a permanent shift to remote work. But remote work is not without its difficulties. Addressing these issues is what will help drive the next flurry of moves to remote-first, so I asked our contributor list to share some of their…
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies scrambled to meet the needs of employees abruptly transitioning to remote work environments. While companies and workers have now had several years to adjust to remote work, the initial assumption that most workers would return to the office after the pandemic has been revised. Remote and hybrid work arrangements are part of the new normal, and many businesses are now grappling…
The working world has been thrown into a blender the last few years. Most likely, you even started working from home in 2020 after a career in the office. And you like it but have no idea what the future of remote work holds. Will remote work continue (like most of us want)? Are we all heading back to the office (like most employers seem…