Week 1, April 15

While researching/roaming the inter-webs I find interesting, #Evernote worthy, pieces. Here are a few transformational tidbits, webcasts, and content vetted by me, for you.

#WorkRemote, get paid less? The battle dividing offices will define the future of work | US work & careers | The Guardian

"In addition, up to half of America’s jobs are projected to be freelance by 2030 and two-thirds of employers now regard some form of remote work or hybrid work as “the new norm”. Many companies are declaring themselves “fully remote”, giving them a competitive edge over those requiring presenteeism."

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/apr/12/remote-work-return-to-office-what-is-the-future-of-work

#RemoteWorking: Unleashing the Power of You

"Salespeople were the first to embrace life on the road, so it was they who first explored advanced tools for working remotely: cell phones, pagers, laptops, and battery-powered printers. Back then, configuring laptops to connect to corporate customer relationship management software or legacy accounting systems required significant IT resources."

https://www.thedeathofthecopier.com/2014/10/mobile-workers-unleashing-power-of-your.html

California mulls gas-fueled #CarBan

"One of the biggest roadblocks could be the lack of charging stations for electric cars. Nearly 1.2 million chargers will be needed for the 8 million zero-emission vehicles expected in California by 2030, according to a state report. Right now, there are only about 70,000 with another 123,000 on the way, falling far short."

https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/s/i7kyc/cleancar-rules-california-unveils-proposed-measure-to-ban-new-gasolinefueled-cars

With 1 Sentence, Google's CEO Revealed the Best Reason to #ReturnToTheOffice I've Heard Yet

"Google's offices and data centers provide vital anchors to our local communities and help us contribute to their economies,"?

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/with-1-sentence-googles-ceo-revealed-best-reason-to-return-to-office-ive-heard-yet.html

When Your “Public Square” is a Private Company, Any Sulky Billionaire Can Buy It

"We go there to make noise about how the world could and should be a “better place.” We go on Twitter to noisily call out strangers about their immorality—their racism, their sexism, their classism and their wokeism. We go there for an ethical jolt. To jump start and bolster our sense of moral righteousness."

#Twitter #Woke

https://lithub.com/when-your-public-square-is-a-private-company-any-sulky-billionaire-can-buy-it/

Bullshit jobs: why they exist and why you might have one

"Technology has advanced to the point where most of the difficult, labor-intensive jobs can be performed by machines. But instead of freeing ourselves from the suffocating 40-hour workweek, we’ve invented a whole universe of futile occupations that are professionally unsatisfying and spiritually empty."

#AI #Marx

https://www.vox.com/2018/5/8/17308744/bullshit-jobs-book-david-gra.eber-occupy-wall-street-karl-marx