Don’t Let Employee Engagement Wither in a Hybrid Office

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To this day, some of my closest friends are people I met at various jobs over the course of my career. Before the pandemic, every day I looked forward to seeing friends at work, going out to lunch, getting coffee, being in meetings together, and having impromptu hallway conversations. These friendships transformed what work meant to me — it wasn’t just work, it was life.

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These are the top 10 cities for work-life balance, according to an analysis — and there isn’t a single US city among them

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An analysis found Oslo to be the best city in the world for work-life balance. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images

 

A new analysis has concluded that Oslo, Norway, is the best city in the world for work-life balance.

 

The top six cities for work-life balance as determined by the software company Kisi were all European, and no US city ranked in the top 10. The top-ranking US city was Seattle, which came in at No. 32.

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Best Destinations for First-Time Digital Nomads

 

At this moment, the estimated number of digital nomads around the world exceeds 35,000,000; and this is just an estimate, the real number may be much higher than that. You, yourself, are probably reading this either because you are a digital nomad already, you want to be one, or you are interested in the idea but not ready to take the step yet.

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