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I was a self-confessed ‘lazy’ remote worker and couldn’t stand working from home, but now I love it – and I’m more productive than ever
Remote workers have had a rough ride in recent years. Bombarded with threats of RTO mandates and claims that they’re ‘lazy’ and ‘unproductive’ compared to in-office workers, it’s safe to say the guilt-tripping has been unbearable. Each individual worker’s experience with remote or hybrid practices differs greatly. Some workers are content with returning to the commute and the – admittedly…
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US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea’s Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work schemes. “The DPRK continues to rely on its thousands of overseas IT workers to generate revenue for the regime, to finance its illegal weapons programs, and to enable its support…
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US offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees who generated over $88 million via illegal remote IT work schemes in six years. The two companies, Chinese-based Yanbian Silverstar and Volasys Silverstar from Russia, tricked businesses worldwide into employing North Korean staff…
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US charges 14 members of North Korean IT worker scam that bagged $88 million in six years
More than a dozen North Korean nationals suspected of operating a social engineering scam posing as fake IT staff have been indicted in the US, after generating serious income for the DPRK. A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri formally charged 14 individuals with “long-running conspiracies to violate US sanctions and to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft”.…
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Scale AI under fire in suit filed by former worker alleging unlawful business practices – Computerworld
Moreover, the subject matter of many prompts, some of which involved suicidal ideation and violence, among other disturbing topics, coupled with restrictions from Scale AI around break times and outside research, created a grueling, authoritarian workplace in which workers could be terminated for complaining about working conditions, payments, or company processes, the complaint said. Additionally, the suit says that McKinney…
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Why ‘space as a service’ is helping businesses meet worker demands – even as tech execs push ‘return to office’
Businesses have made seismic shifts in how they organize their workforces throughout the 2020s so far. A hybrid approach that enables flexible working has also allowed firms to foster higher levels of well-being and mental health support for their workers and technology, of course, has been essential for enabling these new ways of working. Where and how work is now…
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