The pressure of the coronavirus pandemic has revealed many managers' true natures, as a Gallup survey reported only 45% of workers believe their employers care about their well-being. Ron Carucci, co-founder of organizational and leadership development firm Navalent, suggests preparing for poorly behaving bosses, monitoring your own behavior, respectfully challenging the manager and reminding yourself of your passion and purpose at your job.

Job searches can be frustrating and time-consuming, but Arianna O'Dell has strategies to help secure more interviews. To make yourself stand out, try reaching out to your potential new supervisor directly, using connections or creating supplemental content about the company early in the application or interview process to show your value as an employee.

HR leaders must use their influence to ensure that new hires not only have the right skills and experience, but also a personal character that embodies company values and contributes to the right culture, HRPlus Group's Bryan Otte writes. "In this new era of remote work, your company's values are more important than ever," Otte writes, and he warns of the potential disasters that can occur when company and employee values are misaligned.

CareerGig's goal is to bring employers and freelancers together while making sure freelancers have a chance to receive benefits. CareerGig works with insurance companies to provide rates for freelancers that are comparable to those at full-time jobs while allowing gig workers to retain the freedom of flexibility in their work.

The sharp increase in the number of unemployed and remote workers in America has led to a greater need for workforce training. Congress is discussing a plan for providing unemployed persons $4,000 to cover training costs, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has proposed a $50 billion investment in training workers.

Luxury hotels in the US and elsewhere are compensating for low occupancy by offering space with lots of perks to local residents seeking a break from working at home. "We understand the need of a change of scenery while working from home which is why we started to offer rooms as offices spaces," says Sofia L. Vandaele, general manager of InterContinental New York Barclay, which will launch "The Offices at Barclay" when it reopens next month.

Robert Johnson was 16 when he survived a boat trip that lasted 52 days longer than planned, and two years later he took his first of three trips to Antarctica as part of Adm. Richard Byrd's 1939 expedition. Johnson, retired from the Navy and the Postal Service, recently hosted a 100th birthday party at his Florida home.