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NoDesk: Issue #396 – NoDesk

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Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.

Gleb Tsipursky | The Hill

Veteran talent walks away the moment in-office work policy clashes with autonomy. McKinsey found 43 percent of prime-age employees, between 25 and 54, already work remotely, and nearly 60 percent want the option — an expectation gap of 17 percentage points that widens resignation risk. Among recent quitters, 17 percent left specifically because employers altered working-model policies, making flexibility a top-three trigger for voluntary exits.

Sarah E. Needleman, Julia Hornstein | Business Insider

Hardline values may be here to stay, with business leaders who now have the upper hand reluctant to give up what they’ve gained. Some experts think they’ll face pressure to soften if the economy shifts.

Kevin J. Delaney | Time

I would say fully remote is really risky in the era of AI. Why? Because AI is great at a lot of fully remote activities, but it can’t empathize with an employee, give them a performance review, win a sales pitch—which all typically are done in person. Also I’ve heard execs say they’re nervous about AI because of authenticity. They really are not certain when someone emails them or something, whether it’s really them. So AI is actually the big enemy of fully remote.

Gary N. Smith, Jeffrey Funk | Fast Company

Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.

Hugh Connelly | Muse

Serendipitous interactions don’t exclusively happen in office hallways.

Adam Mastroianni | Seeds of Science

Smarter people should do a better job making plans and getting what they want, and they should learn more from their mistakes and subsequently make fewer of them. All of this should add up to a life that makes smart people go “this life rules!”

So smarter people are happier, right?

Stephen Mulvey | BBC

How a man met a woman and they set off on an epic journey across six continents in one amazing unbreakable car.

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