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Roxana Garcia Espejo of Sugar Land, Texas, says her mostly remote job with Microsoft completely changed her work-life balance. In April, she lost that job as part of mass layoffs but still connects with other enthusiasts in the Microsoft Speakers Hub, an online forum.

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  • Business

Remote work is harder to come by as companies push for return to office

Three and a half years after the start of the pandemic, employers are getting serious about increasing the amount of time workers spend in the office and trying new strategies to overcome resistance.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The amount of time people spend in meetings tripled in the pandemic, Microsoft found in one study. Now, companies are looking at ways to cut back.

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  • Business

Shopify deleted 322,000 hours of meetings. Should the rest of us be jealous?

The pandemic had an unexpected side effect: peak meeting misery. With Shopify's radical announcement last month, the working world wants to know if a future without meetings is even possible.

February 15, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Zoom CEO and founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in April 2019. The company saw rapid growth during the pandemic but is now laying off about 15% of its workforce.

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  • Business

Zoom is the latest tech firm to announce layoffs, and its CEO will take a 98% pay cut

Zoom, a hallmark of pandemic life, is laying off some 1,300 employees, or about 15% of its workforce. CEO Eric Yuan said he and other executives will take pay cuts and forgo bonuses.

February 08, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The cast of <em>Zoom</em>, 1972.

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  • Arts & Life

50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

For the anniversary of the kids' TV show, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has more than 100 episodes set to stream online. Original cast members are celebrating on, you guessed it, Zoom.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Right out of college Anita Ramaswamy was hired for her dream job as an analyst at a big bank on Wall Street. She frequently worked until midnight, including during the pandemic.

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  • Business

'Absolute Meltdown': Wall Street's Work Till You Drop Culture Under Attack

Burnout in investment banking has been a problem, but the pandemic has made it worse. A handful of firms are responding by offering extra perks and more pay. But more money may not be the answer.

May 07, 2021
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  • David Gura
Daniel Williams at his Lang smoker.

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  • Family

Separated By Pandemic, Friends of Dan Williams Find New Way To Mourn Together

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the Zoom meeting a fixture of our lives — and even our deaths. As gatherings became unsafe, funeral businesses have shifted much of what they do online. 

April 09, 2021
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  • Virginia Prescott
Kristy Miller gets away from her home office in Charlotte, N.C., with her dogs, Oreo and Dabo.

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  • Business

'Can You Hear Me?' The Annoyances That Lead To Zoom Burnout

So many people who are working from home are feeling burnt out these days. Shaking things up and finding moments of joy could help us put energy back into our work.

April 09, 2021
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  • Claire Miller
The memoir writing students at the DOROT Center found new closeness on Zoom.

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  • Technology

'So Deep And So Rich': Seniors Stay Connected Via Their New Life On Zoom

When their memoir writing class transitioned to Zoom, these seniors found a closer connection than ever. "There's an intimacy to Zoom that we never would have anticipated," says Adellar Greenhill.

April 04, 2021
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  • Gwynne Hogan
Fitness classes are among the many elements of daily life that moved to Zoom during the pandemic.

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  • Technology

A Pandemic Winner: How Zoom Beat Tech Giants To Dominate Video Chat

Technology let us see and be with each other even when we couldn't do it in person. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video conferencing?

March 19, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Leila Khaled, an activist and prominent member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, speaks during an event in February 2018.

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  • Technology

'Welcome To The Party, Zoom': Video App's Rules Lead To Accusations Of Censorship

The videoconferencing app banned a Palestinian activist who is a member of a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Now, the company's policies are being questioned.

November 23, 2020
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  • Bobby Allyn
COMPUTER/ I.T.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What Cows Can Teach Us About Zoom Calls

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the effect of a lack of actual human interaction as social distancing and work-from-home wears on.

October 17, 2020
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  • Scott Simon
When the pandemic first hit, corporate executives thought video meetings were awesome and productive. Now, CEOs are questioning how much those meetings really achieve.

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  • Business

From The Folks Who Brought You Boring Meetings: CEOs Want To Ditch Sterile Zoom Calls

Draining. Awful. Those are the words being used to describe virtual meetings. "What we as human beings need, want, seek ... is human contact," says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

October 16, 2020
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  • Pallavi Gogoi
More companies and schools are turning to Zoom's video meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, boosting sales and profit.

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  • Technology

Zoom Turns Record Profit Thanks To Coronavirus Shutdowns

The videoconferencing company is seeing surging demand — and profit — as so much of daily life goes virtual during the coronavirus pandemic.

August 31, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change met in Incheon, South Korea, in October 2018. The pandemic has forced scientists around the world to write the latest U.N. climate report without meeting in person.

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  • Science

Everyone Loves The Chat Box: How Climate Science Moved Online

Scientists from around the world are writing the next major United Nations climate report. Summarizing the state of the atmosphere without meeting in person is as hard as it sounds.

August 04, 2020
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher

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