Tag Archives: Office

When it comes to office or business laptops provided by the company, most of us would automatically think of laptops that are old, heavy, and slow. My mum’s company just recently updated all of its employees’ laptops and it cost them a pretty penny. And now, she has to lug …

Truework, an income verification start-up, recently introduced software to help employers keep track of their workers’ health status. Gensler, an architecture and design firm, has a workplace floor-planning app that generates social-distancing layouts for desks and other office furniture. PwC, the professional services firm, is using technology that it originally …

Here’s what it will be like when Cisco employees return to the office: Before heading in each day, workers will be required to log on to a new app the giant networking company designed, and answer several questions about their health. Have they had close contact in the last 14 …

The government recently announced that there will be no further extension to the circuit breaker measure in Singapore and that it’ll be lifted on June 1 as planned. Many Singaporeans were looking forward to resuming life as per normal and return to the office for work. However, the authorities have …

Author’s Blurb: Thanks to the CMCO, some companies have begun returning to their offices with strict SOPs in place, following the guidelines set by the government. Over at Vulcan Post, we’re waiting out the entire MCO period and monitoring the situation before making a decision, but man, I do miss …

In 2012, I started working from home full time. Within just a few months, I threw my back out from sitting all day at a home office thrown together from what I had on hand. That event kicked off a quest to find office equipment that would be a bit …

Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, even if you want them withheld. Letters may be edited. Nancy (With the Lying Face) I have a perfect storm of mental and physical defects. I cannot keep my emotions off my face. …