NoDesk: Issue #171
A weekly newsletter with the best new remote jobs, stories and ideas from the remote work community, and occasional offbeat pieces to feed your curiosity.
By Daniel (@nodeskco).
Remote Jobs
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Featured Jobs
Customer Success Manager (SaaS) at Publitas - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior UX Designer at Thorn - Remote (US)
Senior React Developer at Toptal - Remote (Worldwide)
VP Engineering at mStable - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Javascript Developer at VIBBIO - Remote (Europe)
Engineering Manager at Theorem - Remote (UTC-3 to UTC-8)
Experienced Backend Engineer - Ruby at Theorem - Remote (UTC+1 to UTC-8)
Product Manager at Theorem - Remote (UTC -8 to +1)
Full Stack Engineer at Facet Wealth - Remote (US)
Customer Success Manager at AhoyConnect - Remote (Worldwide)
Backend (Ruby) Engineer at AhoyConnect - Remote (Worldwide)
Remote Operations Consultant at Asamby Consulting - Remote (Worldwide)
Business Development Manager at Chorus One - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Java Developer at Toptal - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Front End Engineer at Creatively Squared - Remote (Worldwide)
Fullstack JavaScript Engineer at ScalingFunds - Remote (Worldwide)
Sysadmin / DevOps Administrator at Open Tech Strategies - Remote (Worldwide)
Head of People & Culture at Thorn - Remote (US)
Chief of Staff/Operations Support at NannyML - Remote (Europe)
Content Editor at Linktree - Remote (US)
Technical Writer at Semaphore - Remote (Worldwide)
js-waku: Wallet & Dapp Integration Developer at Status - Remote (Worldwide)
Latest Jobs
Android Engineer at Twitter - Remote (US)
Customer Success Manager, Mid-Market at - Remote (PST and GMT+3)
Director of Corporate Communications at Gong - Remote (US)
Junior iOS Engineer at Scribd - Remote (Canada, US)
Solutions Engineer at Code for America - Remote (US)
Customer Care Associate at BetterUp - Remote (US)
Lead Designer at Coursera - Remote (US)
Lead Product Manager at DuckDuckGo - Remote (Worldwide)
Recruiting Coordinator at Fastly - Remote (US West)
Senior Product Designer at Scribd - Remote (Canada, US)
Senior Ruby Software Engineer – Revue at Twitter - Remote (Netherlands, Spain, UK)
Account Manager at Fastly - Remote (US)
Account Manager at Interfolio - Remote (US)
Content Editor at Uscreen - Remote (Worldwide)
Executive Assistant at Auth0 - Remote (East Coast time zone)
Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs at Coursera - Remote (US)
People Generalist at Eyeo - Remote (Worldwide)
People Operations Coordinator at Shogun - Remote (US)
Product Manager at Sonatype - Remote (US)
Senior Accountant at Imperfect Foods - Remote (Pacific Standard Timezone)
Email Marketing Coordinator at Articulate - Remote (US)
Outreach Specialist at Uscreen - Remote (Worldwide)
Product Designer, Design System at Coursera - Remote (US)
Senior Executive Assistant at 1Password - Remote (Canada, US)
Senior Product Designer at Kiva - Remote (US)
Senior Product Manager at Polly - Remote (Worldwide)
Sr. Customer Success Manager at Slack - Remote (US)
Technical Evangelist at Datadog - Remote (EU, US)
Customer Support Advocate at vidIQ - Remote (US)
Customer Support Product Liaison at Articulate - Remote (US)
Product Marketing Manager at Snyk - Remote (Time Zone Israel - Eastern US)
Strategic Account Manager at RebelMouse - Remote (Worldwide)
Front-End Developer at RStudio - Remote (US)
Security Manager at Wikimedia Foundation - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Apollo - Remote (Canada, US)
Senior UX Product Designer at Snyk - Remote (US)
Content Marketing Manager at DigitalOcean - Remote (Canada, US)
Corporate Development Manager at Hopin - Remote (Worldwide)
Manager, Corporate Finance at Reddit - Remote (Worldwide)
Recruiter at Shogun - Remote (Canada)
Senior Data Scientist at Axios - Remote (Worldwide)
Top Picks
Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.
Asynchronous communication. how to do it & who can use it w/ amir Salihefendic, CEO @ Doist
Scott Markovits | Leading from afar
The future of work requires a new way of work, and that’s asynchronous. The end of always-on & sitting in pointless real-time meetings. Asynchronous is all about focusing on deep work & long from writing.
Is your boss ending remote work? As a CEO, let me tell you why they are wrong
Dan Price | The Guardian
The shift to remote work can be life changing for employees. That’s why I am letting my employees do what they want.
We Need Remote Work for Everyone
Shira Ovide | The New York Times
The ability to work online shouldn’t be a nice-to-have for a select few, but an option for all.
Don’t Let Employees Pick Their WFH Days
Nicholas Bloom | Harvard Business Review
The pandemic has started a revolution in how we work, and our research shows this can make firms more productive and employees happier. But like all revolutions this is difficult to navigate, and firms need leadership from the top to ensure their work force remains diverse and truly inclusive.
World’s largest ever four day week trial in Iceland ‘overwhelming success’
Jon Stone | The Independent
The world’s largest ever trial of a four-day working week and reduced working time in Iceland was an “overwhelming success” and should be tested in the UK, researchers have said.
On working too hard: finding balance, and lessons learned from others
Lawrence Jones
When I first started my career, I worked a lot. The problems pulled me in, and I’d get so involved I’d be unable to sleep until I solved a problem, sometimes escaping into my dreams if I hadn’t found a natural pause point…
But…
There is a dark side to this, though.
Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re making them worse.
Emily Stewart | Vox
The robot apocalypse is already here, it just looks different than you thought.
For post-pandemic travel it won’t be budget travellers bad, rich tourists good – backpackers bring unique benefits to the places they visit
Steve Thomas | South China Morning Post
Spain and New Zealand are among countries saying they desire a ‘better class’ of tourist when normal travel resumes, but not all will want to be so choosy
Backpackers’ money will more likely go directly to local communities, research shows, while their environmental impact is less than wealthy tourists
Meet the talent where they are
Everyone + data vs bosses
Let people work how they want
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