The pandemic could change office life forever | Help out your boss by sharing remote best practices | New job platform lends out employees during coronavirus
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April 17, 2020
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Getting Ahead
The pandemic could change office life forever
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When the coronavirus crisis is over and the world gets back to normal, expect to see changes to the standard office setup and routine. Offices will likely implement more stringent cleaning and hygiene policies, while remote working will likely become much more common than it's been in the past -- and maybe "business casual" dress codes will become a thing of the past.
Full Story: Vox (4/14),  The Atlantic (tiered subscription model) (5/1) 
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If a boss isn't adjusting well to working from home, workers should feel comfortable passing on best practices they come across, according to corporate trainer Dana Brownlee. "The further up you are, the further you're away from the day-to-day work. Your boss may need someone to give them a heads up about what's not working because they may not have a clue," says Brownlee.
Full Story: Fast Company online (4/15) 
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Four female industry leaders put together People + Work Connect, a business-to-business job platform to help people find jobs during the economic disruptions of the coronavirus. The goal is to keep people working, even if only temporarily, so businesses can lend furloughed employees to other companies who need workers.
Full Story: Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (4/16) 
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Making the Connection
Video-conferencing competition is intensifying
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Verizon is acquiring BlueJeans, one of the solutions in the space that has seen its business boom in recent weeks. Google improved the functionality of Meet by integrating it with email and enhancing the layout, and Zoom security experts revealed that recorded conferences that users believed they had deleted were still accessible to other parties.
Full Story: CNET (4/16),  Reuters (4/16),  CNET (4/16) 
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Poll
What do you miss most about your office?
Morning chit-chat
 27.69%
Lunch with co-workers
 9.68%
In-person meetings
 26.89%
Better coffee
 0.53%
I don't miss it at all
 35.21%
The Landscape
Diversity officers are striving to uphold principles of inclusion during the coronavirus pandemic, with figures like Uber's Bo Young Lee supporting employees working from home who also serve as primary caregivers in their households, many of whom are women and people of color. Facebook has joined forces with child and elder care provider Bright Horizons to support its employees, while Starbucks has grown its Care@Work program.
Full Story: Forbes (4/15) 
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About 5.2 million people filed unemployment insurance claims last week, bringing the total number of claims filed in the past four weeks to more than 22 million. These losses have essentially erased the 22.8 million jobs gained since the Great Recession.
Full Story: CNBC (4/16),  The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (4/16) 
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The Water Cooler
Neighbors put on their finest to take out the trash
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When taking the trash out is your one chance to see and be seen, you might as well look your best! A photo craze that started in Australia shows people in tuxedos, ball gowns and costumes taking their trash bins to the curb.
Full Story: Lonely Planet (4/16) 
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