Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Can remote workers reverse brain drain?

Business leaders and local officials in Tulsa, Okla., puzzled for years over how to fill the hole created when young people left for big coastal cities. What, they wondered, could keep professionals rooted in the heartland?

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... They ended up turning that premise on its head: Rather than fighting to hold on to native Tulsans, they decided to recruit outsiders. In recent years, the rise of virtual work opened up a new way of responding to the city's brain drain.

Five years after the George Kaiser Family Foundation began offering $10,000 to remote workers willing to move to Tulsa for at least a year, some 3,300 people have taken up the offer. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-05 12:31 AM

30 Big Companies That Hire Remote and Hybrid Workers
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... While some companies are reverting to pre-pandemic policies and requiring staff to return to the office five days a week, others remain committed to work-from-home and hybrid arrangements.

Here are 30 large employers that still hire remote workers. Those looking to work from home should keep in mind that some of the work arrangements below are subject to change, and remote and hybrid work can look different from company to company. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-05 12:34 AM

@#2 ... Those looking to work from home should keep in mind that some of the work arrangements below are subject to change, ...

Yeah, that seems to be a major concern.

The policy can change and, all of a sudden, you are now required to be in the office.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-05 12:36 AM

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