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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? A preview of the upcoming GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

We also contemplate the evolution of the “Workplace of the Year” category through the rise of remote and hybrid work. We look back at the past winners of the Next Tech Titan title in the awards, and consider the event’s track record in predicting major companies to emerge from Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

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The best remote tech jobs for 2023

ComputerWorld IT Management

Remote work is reshaping industries, allowing for greater employee work-life balance and flexibility while also enabling companies to consider a geographically borderless pool of talent. Online job search site Indeed recently published a list of the “best” remote jobs available now.

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Women, high-performers and millennials flee return-to-office policies

ComputerWorld IT Management

Companies that mandate a return to office (RTO) for their workers fair no better than companies that do not — and, in fact, forcing people to give up remote work hurts employee well-being and retention, new studies found.

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Vote for Startup CEO of the Year: These five leaders are taking their companies to new heights

GeekWire

Emily Pesce (top right): The former Amazon manager is CEO at Joon Care , a Seattle startup founded in 2019 that provides remote therapy services for teens and young adults. Pesce is a managing member of venture firm Working Lab Capital and was previously vice president of online learning platform Nerdy.

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Salesforce declares the 9-to-5 workday dead, will let some employees work remotely from now on

The Verge

Cloud computing company Salesforce is joining other Silicon Valley tech giants in announcing a substantial shift in how it allows its employees to work. The company joins other tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft that have announced permanent work-from-home policies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “As

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2020 has been a banner year for content creators

TechSpot

When the pandemic set in early this year and tech companies started sending employees home to work remotely, one category seemed particularly vulnerable. As it turns out, content creators have thrived during the Covid era.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Check out the 5 finalists for Workplace of the Year

GeekWire

After a year in which the definition of “workplace” became especially fluid, our understanding of what makes for a great place to work shifted as radically as the physical spaces we’ve inhabited during the pandemic. They worked creatively to keep the team whole, with zero layoffs, full pay, and additional stock options.