The Biden administration's human resources agency expects some federal workers will continue teleworking regularly in the future, as government agencies finalize their offices' reentry and post reentry plans. The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to re-design telework policies based on lessons learned during the pandemic, and believes certain remote working arrangements could be a way to attract and retain top talent.
Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, who was as lauded for his leading role in the city's COVID-19 response as he was for his approachable manner among the hospital's thousands of employees, died suddenly early Saturday. He was 56.
Adding a team member with new experiences, specialties and fresh ideas can help diversify and expand the company. However, there may come a time when this employee isn’t putting in the necessary amount of effort to continue progressing in their role. Moreover, the employee's poor attitude may become detrimental to the rest of the company.
Offices are increasingly bringing their employees back on site, and some people just don’t want to go. We’ve heard rumblings for a while now that workers are quitting, or threatening to quit, if they can’t continue to work from home. That’s because for many people remote work has been great—the lack of commute, flexible schedule, and more casual dress have provided a massive quality-of-life boon for many of us, to say nothing of the productivity increases some workers have discovered without regular interruptions from chatty colleagues.
Okta co-founder Todd McKinnon, as CEO of San Francisco’s high-growth software company, which employs 3,500 people and recently completed a $ 6.5 billion acquisition, has a lot to worry about. But these days, it’s rarely related to him as much as an employee’s burnout. The company allows unlimited vacations, but McKinnon knows how difficult it is for people to make innocent plans and stop worrying about product updates and deliverables for days. This is especially true in the bay area. In the Bay Area, 16-hour day and weekend work is often the same.