‘Super commuting’ is on the rise — and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities

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A businessman in a tan suit with a green rolling suit case stands in front of the silhouette of tall buildings with yellow illuminated windows. There is a red car on his left and a subway train on his right. A white and orange plane soars over his head.
Thank to the flexibility of hybrid work, some Americans are commuting 7.5 hours to work — one way.

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Zero income tax and tight security makes Dubai one of the best destinations for a 'workation,' study finds

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Dubai Skyline and Jumeirah Open Beach.
Dubai was rated the second-best spot to take a working vacation.

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After ordering staff back to the office, Elon Musk didn't turn up for X's first all-hands meeting

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X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023
Elon Musk.

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Thanks for letting me work from home. Sure, you can monitor my DMs.

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People who get to work from home some days are OK with employers looking over their shoulder.

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Amazon and Meta have raised the stakes on the RTO fight. Other employers shouldn't follow suit.

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Employers can focus on explaining how being in the office can help workers' careers.

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Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman says remote workers 'don't work as hard' and profit from working from home

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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman said it was
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman said it was "more profitable" for people to work remotely because they "didn't work as hard" and could save money on commuting.

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2 remote workers explain how to fight burnout while working from home

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Roxy Couse, who works remotely, shared tips for work-from-home fatigue.

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FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs

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Jay Greenberg, FBI's special agent in charge, shared the news of North Koreans working remote American IT jobs at a press conference Wednesday.

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This startup wants to help you continue to work from home — just not your own

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The home-exchcange startup Swapdesk is focused on marquee cities like New York and London.

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Elon Musk blasts the work-from-home crowd, saying they are 'detached from reality'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California.

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