For Better or Worse, Working From Home in USA Is Here to Stay

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The shift in attitudes toward working from home due to the global pandemic is likely to stick, according to Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom.

Surveys of more than 30,000 Americans conducted by Bloom and his colleagues show that most full-time workers expect to continue working remotely at least two or three days a week.

Bloom goes on to say that the new normal will be hybrid arrangements in which about 20% of workdays will be carried out from home — a decrease from the pandemic peak but a fourfold increase in the work from home (WFH) rate before last spring.

Read the entire article, "The Pandemic Blew Up the American Office."

Wake Up World: Going Global Has Come Into Vogue

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There is a new breed of small business that is both borderless and able to meet specific cultural needs, one that is cheaper to run but stays open longer.  No surprises there.  But here's the twist.

In developed economies, more and more employees are taking up remote employment, linked to their employers by video conference. If you count yourself among that group, however, chances are you work for a small business. More than 60% of telecommuters work for companies that employ less than 100 people.

It's a trend that is working itself around the globe.

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