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Elon Musk told employees at the Twitter all-hands meeting that workers who are ‘exceptional’ can sometimes work remotely

Elon Musk told employees at the Twitter all-hands meeting that workers who are ‘exceptional’ can sometimes work remotely

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Elon Musk has taken a strong stance on office work, requiring it from his Tesla employees. Musk might soon own Twitter and had a town hall with employees Thursday. Pushing back on the company’s current hybrid structure, he said people should be in the office. Elon Musk prefers employees in… Source link

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ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. to work NFL draft remotely, is unvaccinated

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. to work NFL draft remotely, is unvaccinated

Mel Kiper Jr. won’t be on site in Las Vegas next week for the NFL draft. The longtime ESPN draft analyst will participate in draft coverage from his home studio in Maryland because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Monday. Kiper said he will still be part of ESPN’s coverage for all three days of the draft — which will mark the 39th of his career. “I completely support everyone determining what’s best for their individual circumstance and recognize the… Source link

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Google backtracks on office returns and will allow employees to work remotely

Google backtracks on office returns and will allow employees to work remotely

The company’s workers around the world can continue working remotely until September, after which they can choose between coming back to their pre-pandemic office, working out of a Google office in a different city or permanently working from anywhere if their role allows it, a Google (GOOGL) spokesperson told CNN Business. The new policy, which will go into effect September 1, was shared with employees in a note from Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday morning, the spokesperson confirmed…. Source link

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How blind Google engineer handles challenge of working remotely

How blind Google engineer handles challenge of working remotely

Kiran Kaja’s sight began to fail at birth. Born with a rare degenerative eye disease, he is now blind. But that has not stopped him from doing what he loves, even during the pandemic. Kaja, an engineer, heads a team at Google that works on making its news and Google Assistant functions more accessible for people with a range of… Source link

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Google reportedly will keep employees working remotely until July 2021

Google reportedly will keep employees working remotely until July 2021

Google plans to keep 200,000 full-time and contract employees working remotely until at least July 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. Other tech firms have announced long-term plans to keep employees working from home due to restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, but Google would be the first to extend remote working into the middle of next year. According to the WSJ, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, made the call last week following a meeting with top… Source link

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