This week, tech firms have begun to implement tools to help employees grapple with digital exhaustion and burnout; plus, the argument for why job ads should include a salary range; an analysis shows that women face significant job risks during the pandemic; Google is saving $1 billion a year with work from home; and how companies can prepare for the proposed new AI regulations. Read this week’s trends from the world of work.
May 7, 2021

Tech Firms Tweak Work Tools to Fight Burnout: TOP 5 Trends From The World Of Work

BANNER - TOP 5 - Freddie Marriage

#1. Tech firms tweak work tools to grapple with digital exhaustion.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are adding new features to their work from home tools to better combat burnout and isolation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. As remote working stretches into the second year, Microsoft has introduced a calendar feature that prevents back-to-back video meetings. Instead, you can program downtime for 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals. Adobe, on the other hand, is using AI to help reorganize workers’ days based on priorities and last-minute changes to personal schedules. Read more here.

#1. Tech firms tweak work tools to grapple with digital exhaustion.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are adding new features to their work from home tools to better combat burnout and isolation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. As remote working stretches into the second year, Microsoft has introduced a calendar feature that prevents back-to-back video meetings. Instead, you can program downtime for 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals. Adobe, on the other hand, is using AI to help reorganize workers’ days based on priorities and last-minute changes to personal schedules. Read more here.

#1. Tech firms tweak work tools to grapple with digital exhaustion.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are adding new features to their work from home tools to better combat burnout and isolation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. As remote working stretches into the second year, Microsoft has introduced a calendar feature that prevents back-to-back video meetings. Instead, you can program downtime for 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals. Adobe, on the other hand, is using AI to help reorganize workers’ days based on priorities and last-minute changes to personal schedules. Read more here.

#1. Tech firms tweak work tools to grapple with digital exhaustion.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are adding new features to their work from home tools to better combat burnout and isolation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. As remote working stretches into the second year, Microsoft has introduced a calendar feature that prevents back-to-back video meetings. Instead, you can program downtime for 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals. Adobe, on the other hand, is using AI to help reorganize workers’ days based on priorities and last-minute changes to personal schedules. Read more here.

#1. Tech firms tweak work tools to grapple with digital exhaustion.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are adding new features to their work from home tools to better combat burnout and isolation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. As remote working stretches into the second year, Microsoft has introduced a calendar feature that prevents back-to-back video meetings. Instead, you can program downtime for 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals. Adobe, on the other hand, is using AI to help reorganize workers’ days based on priorities and last-minute changes to personal schedules. Read more here.

Tech Firms Tweak Work Tools to Fight Burnout: TOP 5 Trends From The World Of Work

BANNER - TOP 5 - Freddie Marriage

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