Working from home means more flexibility, but it also means more distractions. Kids, pets, significant others, social media, phone calls from friends—there’s plenty out there to take your attention away from your job.
Being separated from your manager makes checking in more difficult, which means you have to manage your own time to a certain extent. That said, we want to know if you’ve found it challenging to hold yourself accountable while working remotely. Let us know by voting in our poll!
With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting so much of our lives, some parents are wondering whether their children will be going back to school in the fall. This could be a problem when it comes to employment, as planning childcare becomes a major consideration.
If your children aren’t able to go back to school, will childcare be a barrier to employment for you? Let us know by voting in our poll!
In May, we asked our readers whether they believed their companies had done enough to improve overall workplace safety in response to COVID-19.
As more people are going back to work, we wanted to review those results and see what it might mean for workers moving forward.
It might seem harmless to tweet about the awesome party you went to last night, but it could also cost you a job. The fact is, employers check social media before bringing applicants in for an interview. According to CareerBuilder, 70% of employers use social media as a screening tool.
Knowing this, it’s not surprising that job seekers sometimes delete a post or two when they’re sending out job applications. If you’ve ever deleted social media posts while job searching or working for a company, let us know by voting in our poll and tell us why!
Too many or just enough to get the job done?
Every day, in offices and workspaces across the globe, and now remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are having meetings. Some of these meetings are necessary and productive, while others are not.
But are we having too many meetings? Hopefully not, since according to the State of Meetings Report put out by Doodle, poorly organized meetings can cost businesses as much as $399 billion in a given year.
We asked you how many meetings you attend per week, and whether you believe the majority of those meetings could have been accomplished by email.
With the economy starting to reopen in many states this week, many companies are beginning to implement workplace safety procedures, from requiring employees to wear masks to mandatory temperature tests.
But are they doing enough? We want to know what you think about your company’s efforts to improve overall workplace safety in response to COVID-19. Let us know by voting in our poll!
With shelter in place becoming the norm across our country, there’s plenty of extra free time. From cooking and arts and crafts to home improvement projects and relaxing, there are numerous activities to engage in. We want to know what you’re doing to help pass the time.
Let us know by voting in our poll: https://expresspros.survey.fm/quarantine-activity-survey
