The Covid-19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented experiment with working from home. We estimate 45% of US workers were working from home at the 2020 pandemic peak. However, we shouldn’t assume that working from home will be the new normal, as history presents many episodes of disruptions on the scale of Covid-19 in which things eventually returned to....
For many, one of the silver linings of lockdown was the shift to remote working: a chance to avoid the crushing commute, supermarket meal deals and an overbearing boss breathing down your neck. But as the Covid crisis continues, and more and more employers postpone or cancel plans for a return to the office, some....
Developing your own skills, realizing yourself, being free: for many, independence is the ultimate dream . Many of us have had daydreams in which we quit our employee job and started our own business. With success, of course. Where do these reveries end? The moment we actually take the step from being employed to being self-employed. When time pressure suddenly turns into existential....
The crisis on the job offer market and the slow tendency showing that it is increasingly difficult to find a dream job brings many people to one application – or maybe just open your own business and work as a freelancer? You can read about the dark and light sides of such work here . If you already know....
New figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that employment in the UK has fallen by as much as 220,000 – the largest such rise since 2009. Research from The Future Strategy Club, has found that 29% of business leaders have already streamlined their teams during the pandemic and, in many cases,....
Speed up earning online By doing these 3 Things E-commerce has always been key to growing small and medium sized businesses. But now it’s urgent considering the devastating economic effects of coronavirus. In the new business climate, online revenue can mean the difference between staying afloat or folding. If you’re a freelancer, solo entrepreneur or....
