Are you working hard or hardly working? I applaud you either way.
Open up Twitter or any dev forum really, have a little scroll, and it will not take you long at all to find developers being unpleasant to each other.
I've been working remotely for +2 years now and I've learned a lot about it. Here are 4 lessons I've learned working remotely so far.
We all sometimes try taking on more significant tasks than we can deliver on—it stems directly from our human inability to evaluate complex tasks correctly.
I’ve been working from home for twenty years.
One of the hardest things to deal with about a layoff is that it is unexpected for the person laid off. Take these steps to deal with it if /when it happens.
Self-esteem refers to how we view and respect ourselves. Because it is founded on our views and beliefs about ourselves, changing them can be challenging.
So we're officially in a recession, and now the question is, "what does a recession mean to me as a brand-new developer?".
Here are some ways job seekers are misinformed about the job market.
I love to build stuff online, but do I have too many side projects?
This is everything you might want to know about job recruiters from a 20-plus-year veteran of the recruiting industry.
Thinking of changing your career by stepping into the startup scene? Here are a few things to consider before joining a risky early-stage venture.
Here is everything you might want to know about what a management consultant does and how much someone can earn in the role.
"We are contacting you to let you know we have suspended your access to Upwork indefinitely."
New in office? Learn about the necessary skills required for effective teamwork, collaboration and develop interpersonal skills and excel in the workplace.
Antonio Reza gives you the best Excel tips to become a verified pro.
There are many ways to create a product roadmap. Today, I'm introducing a new way of building a roadmap for your product development, with a one-day workshop.
Uber has quietly changed the way it pays drivers in several major cities across the U.S., using a new feature it’s calling “Upfront Fares.”
Corporate culture needs to change, hopefully younger startups can chip away at this awful culture that is deteriorating the workplace experience.
In most cases, positive motivation drives a person starting a new business. He wants to make the best product, become a leader, or earn a profit. When that positive motivation runs out, there are two possible scenarios.
“Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?” — Jonathan Safran Foer
Productivity is a volatile thing in the office. It comes and goes. Just like there are ups and downs in life, some days are more rewarding than others at the workplace too. There will be times when your team would get in a slump and you will have to jumpstart them back to life.
No one seems to be immune to procrastinating, myself included. Some
people get drawn into social media, for others it's YouTube or
ProductHunt. I, however, tend to lose whole days on Wikipedia and
development communities. Everyone has their poison. If you really are
one of these odd people who don't know what procrastination is, check
out this video:
Build your products based on the testimonials you want to get from your customers
They are among the tens of thousands of young people who have come to this country over the past few years, some as unaccompanied minors...
About 3 in 5 professionals in the US (59%) do not believe their employer supports their mental health, according to a survey of 3,269 professionals.
For digital nomads, college students, stay-at-home parents or anyone looking for remote work positions, this article introduces online/remote work positions that are available today in the fields of AI Data Collection and Data Annotation.
New decade, new you. (Okay it’s usually a new year, not a decade but you get the picture.
Many developers believe multiple monitors improve productivity. Studies have proven it, right? Well, keep in mind, many of those studies are commissioned from monitor manufacturers like Dell and NEC. 🤔
Working from home — WFH in short — is one of the most debated topics these days. Recent events have compelled many organizations to close their offices and force their employees to work from home. All aspects of the working experience are now being done remotely.
Top 21 Companies Hiring for full time , Remote Work-from Home Jobs
In November 2020, I passed the Oracle Certified Professional Java 11 1Z0-819 exam. For me, it was a long journey of 4 months. Sitting with full concentration..
This Slack discussion by me and Hang occurred in hackernoon's official #slogging-beta channel.
Languishing is apathy, a sense of annoyance or feeling floating or an overall lack of interest in life or the things that typically bring you joy and happiness.
This economy’s income inequality is well documented. The pandemic has begun to accelerate the widening of this gap. Those who are able to work
during a lockdown are HEAVILY advantaged. Now that it appears the United States has squandered the benefits of a lockdown, one has to accept the fact there will be more lockdowns.
Building and maintaining strong relationships can be a challenging endeavor.
The following 5 rules of effective team management help develop our business not only in post-COVID times but in times of war in Ukraine as well.
Kids are great. They're funny, smart, beautiful, the light of your life and exhausting. Kind of like a startup...so how does one go about balancing both?
“We are still waiting on a cure for death, but until then building products may be the next best thing.”
In a world, the ability to perform deep work is the most valuable skill in the 21st century, and here’s how you can apply it in your day-to-day routine.
The 50/10 method is simple. It says work for fifty minutes; rest for ten minutes.
The internet and rise of micro-entrepreneurship
The crisis has turned the corporate world upside down. Most office workers — including me — have been working from home for more than two months.
35,000 people around the world work for the Gupta Family Group of companies. Sanjeev Gupta, the Chair, has invested millions into the UK and other countries, most often in the manufacturing sector.
Imagine a future where everyone has a virtual character that they use across multiple platforms. Social media, video conferencing, games, and other online spaces.
The Great Resignation might be waning among knowledge workers. Enter: The Great Disengagement.
When go on vacation or quit, you should ideally organize your work in a way that those who stay at work do not get lost in chaos. Here is a checklist for you
Get the latest popular cyber jobs with the highest salaries in the world with a complete guide about them with the profile information
There are a lot of things that job seekers need to know in order to be successful in their search. However, there are some secrets that can be even more helpful
Tech job interviews are awful. We all know it. However, between coding exercises, take-home projects, and technical questions, we are making them worse.
Knowing the business needs/problems can help engineers to grow faster. If you don’t know WHAT and WHY, you can’t think of HOW.
This is making it increasingly important for individuals to develop these skills if they want to remain competitive in the job market.
I am sharing 10 practical ways to embrace mindfulness, focus on wellness, and maintain your mental well-being while in the office.
The peril of vague job descriptions
This article addresses things to take note of, before you switch jobs to avoid the "Great regret"
The workforce is different from anything in education. Of all the differences here are five lessons learned after half a decade since the author's graduation.
In this blog, you come to realize remote working usability checking out is a notable manner to check your product earlier than and after launch!
Sam Altman, CEO, and founder of OpenAI, published an essay with HackerNoon in 2017 titled American Equity where he makes the case for a Universal Basic Income.
How did recruiters get such a strong hold on the software development industry, and what can we do to reduce our dependence upon them?
The traditional workspace is gradually changing to a remote workspace. But what is driving the transformation of remote workspaces, technology or strategy?
Compared to other brain teaser questions, the relatively common "why do you want this job?" is the best one take advantage of if handled correctly.
A road map that matters
Productivity at work can make all the difference when trying to achieve your goals. Readout 7 productivity tips that anyone can implement to improve performanc
Patrick Campbell goes over why you shouldn't treat your team like children.
We’ve put together a list of the best productivity studies to help you get the most out of your day.
Stock options. Many employees of startups and corporations get to hear this term when their compensation is being discussed.
My workspace is just a small table, but it buries my dreams in it.
Protecting your email from cybersecurity threats and attacks is critical for organizations today more than ever.
I have lived 6 years in this corporate life. I have spent my valuable energy, time and patience on you.
All the talk about quiet quitting makes it seem like everyone hates their jobs and is just sleepwalking through the workday, but that’s not the case -here's why
According to Blind, white-collar tech professionals have lost 100,826 jobs so far this year. Here is how you can avoid getting laid off this time.
Every minute, a staggering 1,820 terabytes of data is created around the world. That’s more than 2.5 quintillion bytes every day! This data takes many forms, from Tweets and Instagram posts to the generation of new
bitcoin.
Remote interviews allow companies same time and money on travel expenses, while determining whether a candidate should be hired.
How can development productivity be measured? And should it be measured at all? This story explores some key ideas behind this controversial topic.
Every business - and everyone - encounters problems, whether it's too few customers, a product now working, or a team not functioning as it should.
Among the top 100 best-paying cities for software engineers in the U.S., 13 are in the Midwest, as reported by over 5 million verified professionals on Blind.
Any sort of work that doesn't really need an everyday occupation is viewed as a Gig Economy.
Here's what to understand about the "future of work" particularly for jobseekers.
Just how sustainable are play-to-earn and participate-to-earn business models in web3? What risks do they pose to users?
Explore the concept of the Bullshit job made popular by David Graeber – see how it applies to Product Management.
We want to work, live, and play in a way that isn’t going to cost us the planet and, where possible, can potentially restore nature to what it once was.
Who says WFH means staying chained to your desk? Try WFCampsite this summer and check out some of the most amazing National Parks the U.S. has to offer.
Every year, every month, every day — I kept telling myself that I will, one day, follow my dreams. This is the story of how I finally took action and quit my job.
My job was just another regular corporate job at a decent company. However, I always felt that there was so much more I could do. The daily commutes, the pointless meetings, the high pressure projects drained my energy, my soul, my body and mostly, my mind. In addition to this, over the course of the last few years, I dealt with bullying, dealt with aggressive co-workers, with unrealistic deadlines, under-appreciation of hard work. I overcame each challenge and towards the end of 2019, I started seriously contemplating how I was living life.
What would you do if your employer suddenly announced that everyone needed to work from the office? Just kidding, it's just a really good joke.
With the adoption of remote work by a greater percentage of the workforce post-pandemic, most companies face issues that were not necessarily present before now
Based on the type of work you are doing and the capacity in which your workers operate, any or more of the following occupational injuries can occur to your employees.
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is also important for staying fit. When you're working from home, you can take breaks when you need to
In our rapidly evolving work-from-anywhere world, employee downtime and productivity are rising concerns.
There is an agreement that if you do your job properly, you will be compensated for it. But what happens to total compensation when things go badly wrong?
One effective freelance working hour is worth two or three regular 9-to-5 working hours.
Funded by VCs, the promise of remote work and lots and lots of networking parties- sounds like quite a dream right? Kinda. But also not really.
Having a remote team in the project will lower expenses and make hiring easier. It will lead to many operational challenges too. Let's see how to address them.
Getting and hiring the right remote worker can be a difficult task, for most businesses and organizations.
A look at how to engage in the future of work through digital workspaces
How to differentiate applicants while respecting their time
1/26/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage!
The science behind becoming your own personal tyrant
Choosing a career path that will enable you financial solidity is important. Only if you are not struggling financially you will be able to flourish in life
Programming is like building Lego bricks. Any developer can pick a brand new Lego set and build it following the instructions. This is very easy. Think of it as coding school assignments or entry level tutorials.
How to automate the installation of a developer workstation, keeping it quick, maintainable and easy learn
Getting paid what you are worth can be a challenge, especially if you don’t know your worth.
(If you just landed here, be sure to check Part I)
L. was trapped. She was ineligible for government assistance and her visa status limits her to U.S. jobs approved by her visa sponsor...
The use of AI-powered recruitment software is an exciting trend, but then what steps have been placed to curb the emergence of bias? This article shares some.
We focus on trivia at the expense of more important issues. Why does this happen and what we can do about it?
Employee deceit comes as a serious stun, especially when you put
time and cost in offering comfort and direction during the employer and employee business relationship. The double-crossing can be destroying both by and by and inside the setting of organization resources. At the point when charges of employee deceptive nature surface, make quick move to decide the veracity of the cases and the degree of misfortunes the organization may endure. In any case, don't come to untimely end results until a full work environment investigation is finished.
How will nonprofit workspaces be like in the future?
Automation and artificial intelligence technology are beginning to make seismic shifts in the way that things are done in today’s world. From making certain processes more streamlined to replacing humans with machinery, these forms of technology are ushering in a new age of productivity, optimization, and efficiency.
In this article, you’ll discover why communication is a critical skill for a manager and seventeen skills to improve communication at work
You determine your VALUE
Learn more about automation, its role in today’s workforce and whether it will have positive or negative implications for American workers.
Most developers and software engineers will hit a "technical ceiling" in their career. Why the limit? How do you break through?
Learn what are the best entry level IT jobs. I describe briefly what QA engineer, product owner, scrum master, UX/UI designer, CSM and technical writer do. It's
Workplace toxicity can imply many different things to different people, much like the elusive chameleon of the working world.
In this slogging thread, our community shares their best suggestions on tech, financial, work, travel, gaming, and pop-culture-themed blogs to follow.
In this slogging thread, our community discusses Zeitler's initiative, Coworking Bansko, and nomadic working.
What matters is how you operate, how you interact with others, or how you look beyond the outcomes to generate value.
As we reported on the industry, we invited current and former customer service representatives to contact us. They did.
These are the 20 best-paying cities for software engineers in California, as reported by the more than 5 million verified professionals on Blind.
A Company vs A Startup. What’s best? In this article, I review my experience working at both startups and companies to help you determine your best route.
Telehealth has taken the medical industry by storm since COVID-19 began. The pandemic might be winding down, but telehealth is here to stay for the future.
Know how Slack is revolutionizing the future of work and helping to improve the productivity of employees.
A new study says more than 50 gig workers have been murdered in the U.S. over the past five years.
Every day, there are new tools that come into the market to make us more productive. More so since the global pandemic took hold.
After decades of using story points estimations, we see its limitations. It ignores the human factor.
I started this blog post on disaster communications initially in response to the wildfires in Australia and earthquakes in Puerto Rico (seems a lifetime ago doesn't it?). But, of course, we're now also thinking about the COVID-19 global pandemic, which, like a disaster, is displacing people from their normal ways of operating.
With issues like Great resignation coming into prominence MSPs need to create proper remote workforce management strategies to grow. Here’s how to do so.
With remote work becoming more popular, it is easier than ever for companies to have data stolen. Read here for 4 data protection tips for remote teams.
Why team retreats are becoming essential when working remotely:
TeamOut founder Thomas Mazimann
How powerful your resume is can determine whether your remote developer career soars high or nosedives. Remote developer resume tips below will help your resume
Giving and receiving feedback is crucial to grow as a person, but it's not easy for everybody to take it. Here's an insight on the truth about feedback.
For about a year, I’d been hearing that more Guatemalan immigrants were showing up on factory floors, and that among them were teenagers who worked overnight.
Alternative to Wage-Capitalism: 100% Commission on your earnings, but you bid at Vickrey auction to rent the capital.
COVID cases in Amazon warehouses continue to pile on, and workers say that the company is cutting down its COVID protocols.
The keyboard is on fire, you're typing so fast. But a thought suddenly occurs to you: what about those concert tickets you forgot to buy last night?
While working from home has many benefits, it also has the potential for certain drawbacks. Burnout is a serious risk while working from home.
How to apply UX design principles to develop supportive and efficient engineering cultures
There are many ways to approach fostering a culture of belonging in the workplace, and affinity groups are a great place to start.
How dangerous is it to be a gig worker in America?
Nevertheless, the plant’s managers announced that all production would move to FreightCar’s new facility in Mexico...
For many students, STEM careers may feel like they’re reserved for overachievers and math aficionados. However, for those who have actually pursued careers in STEM, it quickly becomes clear that the field is broad and filled with a wide variety of jobs to pursue.
This article will discuss five of the best tools HR professionals can use to make their lives easier. Workday, Bamboo HR, Zenefits, and Infor are just a few of the software solutions available. These tools help HR professionals and business users optimize workflow processes and provide a consistent experience across platforms. Let's take a look at each one in turn. Which of these tools will you need to use?
Here are 4 ways that an HR department can help overcome challenges in the workplace that hold back many businesses that do not have such facilities available.
Pausing vs Resting: The Life-Changing Distinction. The term 'rest' has been overused. It's time to change your perception of what it means to rest.
With the advent of remote and hybrid work, one thing many employees and companies are trying to overcome is employee burnout. Is technology the solution?
It’s hard for CEOs to manage the growing threat of cybersecurity across their businesses, especially considering more pressing company concerns. That’s why some forward-thinking business leaders are establishing frameworks for shared cybersecurity responsibility. In the article, Tamas Kadar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at SEON talks about the operational benefits of adopting this approach.
Parkinson’s law says that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Work complicates to fill available time, but if you wait until the last mi
It is common to think of compensation purely as salary – money you get paid for the work you do. But many people get compensated with more than just salary.
Here is a short collection of tech horror stories, their underlying causes, and ideas on how to build better more ethical tech products and services.
Between 2016 and 2019, more than 70 injuries were reported at the site where Stanberry was hurt and Young was fatally injured...
Increased productivity and greater employee satisfaction are the key benefits of flexible working hours for employers.
Creativity is also more art than science, so we need plenty of time to experiment and fine-tune our experiences.
There are many ways to create a product roadmap. Today, I'm introducing a new way of building a roadmap for your product development, with a one-day workshop.
Many developers believe multiple monitors improve productivity. Studies have proven it, right? Well, keep in mind, many of those studies are commissioned from monitor manufacturers like Dell and NEC. 🤔
35,000 people around the world work for the Gupta Family Group of companies. Sanjeev Gupta, the Chair, has invested millions into the UK and other countries, most often in the manufacturing sector.
