Workplace Environment

August 20, 2020

The Awkwardness of Starting a New Job Remotely During Coronavirus

José Goicoechea had just left his apartment for a quick trip to the grocery store in April when he got a calendar invitation. “I think I […]
July 31, 2020

Remote Work Isn’t Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong

As the pandemic stretches on, some companies are souring on remote work. Maybe that’s because they’re not doing it right. White-collar offices that have carried over […]
May 5, 2020

Working From Home Has Benefits Some Don't Want to Lose

For Jeff Anderson, 61, working from home during the coronavirus pandemic has been a respite from office politics and the chatter around the copy machine. But […]
May 1, 2020

Bored at Work? The Solution Involves a Small Orange Man

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April 27, 2020

Three Things Lockdowns Have Exposed About Working and Parenting

If you’re an involved parent, especially a mother, you’re supposed to play down that fact at work or risk being penalized — at least at many […]
April 17, 2020

The Pandemic Work Diary of a Video-Streaming C.E.O.

Anjali Sud has never been busier. As the chief executive of Vimeo — a video-streaming platform with 175 million registered users — Ms. Sud is dealing with […]
April 16, 2020

I’m Working Remotely. Can I Keep Hiding My Secret Baby?

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April 6, 2020

Men Are Dressing for Zoom

If, for Ryan Dichter, Week 1 of his coronavirus isolation was a time for dandling his infant daughter, Teddy, slouching around in sweatpants and waiting for […]
March 20, 2020

The Most Crucial Tools for WFH: Kindness, and a Piece of Tape

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March 17, 2020

What Does ‘Dressing for Work’ Mean Now?

We spend a lot of our days chatting with each other about things we see online, trying to make sense of it all. As everyone confronts […]