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Some people believe that the office is dead, while others think "long live the office".

As a consequence of the pandemic, the widespread shift to working at home has prompted many businesses to reevaluate their office space needs.

Do you think the concept of the office is entirely gone? what are the pros and cons?

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Yes! they are.

Workations have grown in popularity recently, but what they are is still not clear. Is it just another word for sabbatical, is it remote working, is it going on holiday with your laptop?

Combining work and vacation involves working while away from the office, mixing your leisure and work time.

Did you take a workation yet? They're quite fun.

Did you know that Amazon, the e-commerce giant has opened a new business?

Amazon is opening its first-ever hair salon in London. It is said that the company will use augmented reality for customers to choose their hair colors and "point-and-learn" technology which will allow clients to point at products on the shelves and add them to their virtual shopping carts.

What do you think about this new innovation?

The pandemic upended traditional work-life, sparked concern about careers, and dented confidence about promotions.

However, experts say that now is the time to reassess career goals:

1. Reassess your priorities: Consider how often you want to commute and working hours to find a better work-life balance.

2. Start small: Set fewer goals and rank them in importance

3.Be proactive: Remote workers worry they aren’t ‘seen’ by management so take the initiative to upskill and ask for feedback.

4. See the bigger picture: Try to look beyond the pandemic and imagine where you want to be, but also adopt a flexible mindset.

Effective communication is about transferring information and establishing empathy.

Embracing repetition, reflection and feedback is also key.

Let us communicate better this weekend and start practicing our listening skills!

A new study from NC State's Department of Sociology and Anthropology finds that “cybervetting” mostly introduces bias and moral judgment into the hiring process.

Cybervetting is when recruiters check the social media profiles of job candidates. Interviewed recruiters found it challenging to avoid personal biases when cybervetting social media profiles and showed that it could lead to discrimination against older or disabled jobseekers, or even those who post photos of themselves drinking alcohol or celebrating religious holidays.

What do you think?

May you be showered with peace, joy and prosperity. Ramadan Mubarak!

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22 mummies were moved from a museum where they had resided for more than a century to a new home in Egypt!

A spectacular parade was held including a full orchestra and a light show. Men marched with drums and women carried illuminated parcels as the ceremony continued.

“These are the mummies of kings and queens who ruled during Egypt’s golden age,” said Zahi Hawass, a former minister of antiquities who supervised the discovery of tombs that date back thousands of years. “It’s a thrill, everyone will watch.”

A large survey of the global work environment shows that people are taking more ownership of their career trajectories by progressing their skills and learning new things during the pandemic.

Many companies have even have created up-skilling initiatives since COVID accelerated the shift to tech.

Are you one of these people? What do you want to learn?