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Opinion: Missing The Shared Jokes, Small Talk, Midday Laughs Of The Office

A subway station in Midtown Manhattan is empty. The state of New York has issued a stay-at-home order as of Friday. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Missing The Shared Jokes, Small Talk, Midday Laughs Of The Office

NPR's Scott Simon looks back on the joys of working in an office as he — and millions of Americans — are consigned to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion: Missing The Shared Jokes, Small Talk, Midday Laughs Of The Office

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Tuesday

Some Employers Are Rethinking Telework, Citing A Need For Better Collaboration

Some companies find that real-time technology demands have forced them to curb their work-from-home policies, even as a growing number of employers continue to embrace remote work. Dean Mitchell/Getty Images/iStock hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Some Employers Are Rethinking Telework, Citing A Need For Better Collaboration

Some companies find that real-time technology demands have forced them to curb their work-from-home policies, even as a growing number of employers continue to embrace remote work.

Some Employers Are Rethinking Telework, Citing A Need For Better Collaboration

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Wednesday

Does Working From Home Work? It Helps If You Like Your Teammates

NPR's Steve Henn works from his Silicon Valley home. He says his fragmented schedule allows him to fit in time with his daughters. "It works for me because, in the end, the hours balance out — and I am in control of my time," he says. Steve Henn/NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Does Working From Home Work? It Helps If You Like Your Teammates

Marissa Mayer's decision to ban working from home at Yahoo has sparked a debate about the effectiveness of teleworking. NPR's Steve Henn, who works a fragmented schedule from his Silicon Valley home, says research on what works is mixed, but success largely depends on the job and whom you're collaborating with.

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