It's Time To Make Management Justify The Physical Office
Yesterday I put out my first piece for The Atlantic, what I’d call a general summary of why I
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The Remote Culture War Has Begun, And Executives Are Pumping Out "Back To Work" Propaganda
In one of the more bizarre op-eds I’ve ever read, the New York Times again chose to empower the
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Stop Asking Managers About Working From Home
The New York Times decided to piss me off this morning with yet another piece in which an outlet tries
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The Pandemic Was Office Culture and Middle Management's "God Is Dead" Moment
A few years ago, I got asked by someone why I don’t have an office. They were confused that
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Most "Creator Economy" Companies Just Want To Become The Amazon Of Creators' Content - And To Convince You That Your Creativity Isn't Labor
An excellent (and damning) piece by Kyle Chayka over at the New Yorker posited that the “creator economy” - the
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Clubhouse Is The Big Stinker That Nobody Wants To Talk About
Clubhouse, the voice app that lets you hear other people attempt to hold a conversation, is no longer invite-only, which
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People Want To Work, They Just Don't Want To Work For You
A classic thing that really specific people are writing at the moment is that people “don’t want to work.
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Apple's Anti-Remote Stance Is New, And All Part of Steve Jobs' Abusive, Vague and Cruel Management Culture
Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple, once said that “creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions…you run into
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The Remote Work Debate Is A Generational Class War For The Future of Work
A smart Twitter comment on yesterday’s Substack made a really good point about everything I’ve been writing about:
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Burnout Is The Latest Weapon Against Your Work From Home Future
I am so tired of hearing from executives about remote work. I don’t care if you’re a CEO
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The Burnout Conversation Is A Corporate Tool To Turn Your Suffering Into Marketing
A smart comment by Brian Souders on yesterday’s article made a really good point around the four-hour workweek -
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The Four Day Workweek Perception Problem
A series of trials have come to an end that have found that a four-day workweek would be a net
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