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An NYC Restaurant Outsourced Their Cashiers to the Philippines Via Zoom: Here’s Why It’s Got People Talking
Recently, a bewildered customer had a unique experience at a New York restaurant that went viral. In case you haven’t heard, the said restaurant employs a remote cashier to greet and take customers’ orders — from the other side of the world! Based in the Philippines, the remote cashier cheerfully greets astonished customers from a…
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Taking a Break? Here Are 5 Tips to Maximise Your Vacations
Entrepreneurs are notorious for working 24/7, especially when starting out. But work doesn’t exactly let up -even when you’ve already expanded your business. In fact, you’re bound to spend more hours at work. And if you ever go on vacation, chances are you’d still be glued to your phone the whole time. However, rest is…
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The Unintended Consequences of Pay Transparency -and How to Address Them
Companies have implemented modern policies to make the workplace more inclusive and transparent. For instance, hybrid work and remote work arrangements are becoming the norm. On top of these, organisations are also increasingly adopting the concept of pay transparency. Pay transparency simply refers to a pay communications policy wherein a company provides pay-related information to…
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Why People Pleasing is Actually Bad for Everyone (And How You Can Stop Doing It)
Who doesn’t want to be liked? Human beings are innately social creatures, and we all have this instinctive need to get people to like us. (Yes, even that colleague or employee of yours who claims not to care.) To be fair, being liked comes with a lot of advantages. It’s easier to make friends, for…
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Here’s What You Need To Know About Quiet Quitting
First things first. Quiet quitting is not ghosting. While this TikTok trend is becoming more popular among young professionals, the concept has actually been in place for quite some time. Essentially, quiet quitting is really all about cultivating a healthy work-life balance. Quiet Quitting in the New Normal Since remote work has become an option,…
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Eight Practical Ways To Reduce Remote Work Fatigue
Remote work has transformed the world in just two short years. It changed where we work and how we work. Today, working from home is basically synonymous to working from anywhere. However, it’s not without its challenges and drawbacks. Without proper time management, the remote workplace can leave you feeling even more stressed and exhausted…
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Adopting a Hybrid Work Model? Here’s What You Should Bear in Mind
The office is where we go to work. Up until recently, that is. During the pandemic, companies were forced to adopt remote and hybrid models which paved the way for remote work to go mainstream. Fast forward to the present, and now, both hybrid and remote work set-ups are much sought after. In fact, recent…
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Five Tangible Steps to Create a Safe Workplace for Your LGBTQ Employees
Even though we’re generally more tolerant and accedpting of the LGBTQ community these days, they still continue to experience discrimination in the workplace. In fact, a 2018 Human Rights Campaign study reported that 46 percent of LGBTQ workers remain closeted at work. Worse, more than half or 53 percent of the respondents reported hearing offensive…
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Here’s What the Experts Have to Say About the Challenges (Opportunities) of an Increasingly Tech-Driven Future
Technology has long been an indispensable part of life. Everyone relies on digital devices for work, education, business, and practically everything else these days. And now, almost a thousand innovators, researchers, and experts share the universal view that our relationship with technology will continue to get closer as we become a more digitised world. What…
