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Indian techie says WFH denied after father's death, viral post sparks outrage

After losing his father, an Indian IT worker faced workplace indifference when requesting extended remote work to support his grieving mother. His viral Reddit post has drawn attention to the emotional challenges and inflexible corporate policies.

2 min read17 Jul 2025
Opinion

Coffee badgers in corporate offices: Can they really expect to survive?

The archetypal coffee badger comes to office just to mark attendance and leaves quickly to work remotely. As businesses get strict about returning to work, coffee badgers may be closer to being pushed out than they realize.

4 min read20 Feb 2025
News

Will 2025 be the watershed year for return-to-office mandates? That depends.

Years after the Covid-19 pandemic normalized remote work, recent developments have executives wondering which companies will pull staff back to the office next—and who will benefit.

4 min read26 Dec 2024
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Companies

Starbucks tells workers to return to the office or risk getting fired

The coffee-chain has expected office employees to come in three days a week. Now it is tightening enforcement.

1 min read30 Oct 2024
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Industry

India Inc enlists law firms to help with return to office, shrinking space for WFH, shirkers

Companies hire law firms to draft watertight contracts to avoid ambiguity, bring in clauses on place of work, number of hours. Some companies are also easing the leave policy to soften the blow by including breaks to take care of pets and prepare for weddings.

3 min read10 Sep 2024
Specials

The ‘coordination tax’ at work is wearing us down

Mismatched schedules, wasted commutes and too many ways to communicate. Getting in sync with co-workers isn’t getting any easier.

4 min read17 Jun 2024
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Specials

Every location has got worse for getting actual work done

Working from nowhere

4 min read15 May 2024
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Opinion

Office mandates may be going against gender equity at home

Many homes established new routines during the work-from-home (WFH) era that allowed them to divvy up household chores—grocery shopping, laundry, repair work—more equitably than in the past.

3 min read31 Aug 2023

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