Freelancers Forgo Office Space for Casual Coworking
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Self-employed people offset the loneliness of the freelance life by participating in clubs like Jelly, where participants spend one day every other week sharing a casual work space.
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The office grapevine fulfills a human need, but not all needs are benign.
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Increasing use of e-mail, web apps and online networking might minimize the need for living physically close to our workplaces and social circles.  However, studies suggests that far from removing distance barriers, technology actually reinforces the value of proximity and face time.
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Online marketplaces that offer eBay-like services for matching companies with freelance developers are attracting IT managers who want flexible workforces -- and lower labor costs.
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Most employees have little ammunition going into a meeting to talk about their pay, but a few Web sites are trying to level the playing field.
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NEW YORK  -Telecommuting may boost morale, and cut  stress, but it can have the opposite effect on those left  behind in the office, according to a new study.
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A startup is giving enterprises a way to roll out one phone for use inside and outside the office without a mobile operator's help.
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Some companies are creating new scheduling options for employees whose jobs span many continents, says CareerJournal's Sue Shellenbarger.
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Investor's Business Daily - More than 5,000 people who don&#39;t have fixed addresses are sleeping at 24-hour Internet cafes across Japan. One-third of them are in their 20s, and 23% are in their 50s, a government study found. Net cafe refugees usually rely on their cell phones to arrange temporary low-paying day-hire jobs. In Tokyo, 33% of surveyed people said they lost their homes after they quit their jobs, according to Japan Times. Many said that job hunting is difficult without a fixed address.
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A new report sees growing opportunity for the open-source operating system to displace Windows in small offices.
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Trying to match the convenience and efficiency of the office while on the road is an ongoing battle for business travelers. The explosion in wireless Internet connectivity in recent years has been a huge boost to productivity. Wi-Fi hot spots are just about everywhere.
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As Western Europeans head back to the office after their customary monthlong August vacations, they're finding more than just overflowing in-boxes. Their much-cherished short workweeks are under attack.
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The prospect of megabucks is luring office workers into joining the trades
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There are signs that companies, and many employees, are tiring of the informality that casual Friday inspired and getting back to serious dressing.
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A number of employers apparently are willing to let their workers walk. Steelcase Inc. says many companies have expressed interest in its newest product, which combines an office workstation with a treadmill so workers can burn calories while earning a paycheck.
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Companies have a lot to say about what you say about yourself in your work space.
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A new survey finds that one in five people take their laptops with them on vacation, to keep in touch with the office and maybe even do a little work.