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Younger people want more office time as remote work leaves many feeling isolated
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Updated: We need to acknowledge the role privilege plays in the ways we talk about work
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UK public sector appears to be phasing out remote and hybrid working
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Workplace as a third space: why good coffee and good WiFi still matter
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Public sector productivity gap costs UK economy eighty billion pounds a year
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UK office take-up reaches highest level in three years
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Family problems can also undermine leaders at work
September 30, 2013
Don’t let the sofas fool you; work can still be red in tooth and claw
by Twyla Howse • Comment, Flexible working, Furniture
Herbert James Draper: Ulysses and the sirens
We keep filling our workplaces with sofas, coffee shops and other lifestyle touches while our homes are being slowly eroded by the trappings of work. First it was the fax machine. Then the mobile phone. Then working from home. The places available for us to work is seemingly more diverse than ever. But does this acknowledged trend towards domesticity make the workplace a kinder, gentler place? Maybe on the surface but beware to those who dare succumb to the siren song of these things. Using them could mean the end of your career.A recent conversation I had with an executive highlighted the problems inherent in the mixed messages this “softening” of the work environment brings.
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