I turned down a dream job because it required me to be in the office. Losing my work-from-home flexibility wasn't worth it.

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Chris Blondell values working from home over earning more.

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Office employees now live nearly 3 times as far from their workplace as they did before the pandemic

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Hybrid workers are spending their cash on commuting, food, and petcare to work in the office.

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A millennial woman secretly working two remote non-tech jobs shares why she's the atypical overemployed worker

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A Washington-based millennial hopes secretly working multiple jobs will help her retire early.

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A Gen Xer who made over $300,000 secretly working 3 jobs at the same time says overemployment allowed his partner to stop working and paid for a $20,000 cruise

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A Florida Gen Xer secretly worked three remote jobs to boost his income and job security. Worker in the story not pictured.

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Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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A couple who converted a $7,000 school bus into their dream home breaks down the cost of living a nomadic life

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The Scherrers in their Skoolie, Aurora.

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We moved from the suburbs to our vacation home. I save at least 10 hours a week not commuting, and my kids have a happy, outdoorsy life.

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Jason Fell, his wife, and their two children in the Pocono Mountains.

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As layoffs mount, working from home is getting riskier than ever

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Big companies enforcing RTO mandates may drive workers into the arms of startups and small businesses

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Startups and small businesses are more likely to offer remote work options.

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Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace experts say

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Workers commuting to the office in London.

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