How bosses keep track of your attendance at the office, from under-desk sensors to badge swipes

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Companies track things like WiFi logins and ID badge swipes to monitor office attendance. Some workplace surveillance methods are less obvious.

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40 best gifts for every type of boss in 2023

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Hybrid workers are 'coffee badging' to spend less time in the office and dodge RTO mandates

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Hybrid workers have found a new way to dodge return-to-office mandates.

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'Corporate goths' are wearing their fishnets and eyeliner to work — and they're not apologizing for expressing themselves

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Some Gen Zers are prioritizing their personal style in the office, whether their coworkers like it or not. That includes, in these cases, dressing in a "goth" style.

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Disney's CEO Bob Iger reportedly refused to give up his office to successor Bob Chapek because it had a private shower and vanity

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Bob Iger was reappointed as Disney's CEO in November 2022.

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Goldman Sachs is pressuring workers to return to the office 5 days a week. Here's how its tough RTO stance compares with Meta, Zoom, and others.

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Companies across the US are cracking down on their return-to-office policies, much to the ire of their workers.

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Struggling to hire? Just one day of remote work a week could make a big difference.

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Google Takes a Page Out of Twitter's Book: Invites Employees to Sleep 'On Campus' for a Fee

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Google is trying to lure employees back to the office by offering a special for its on-campus hotel in Mountain View, California. The special will run through Sept. 30 and is serving as another attempt for Google to establish the new norm of a hybrid work-from-home schedule.

I'm a Gen Zer who chooses to work from the office 5 days a week because it's helping me get ahead faster

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Zehra Naqvi is a Gen Z employee who chooses to work from the office each weekday.

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Google Tells Some Employees to Share Desks After Pushing Return-to-Office Plan

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Google, a company once known for its lavish and borderline absurd in-office perks like endless free meals and snacks, massages, yoga classes, and designated recreation areas, has fallen on hard times.

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