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The Metaverse And The Future Of Work

The Metaverse And The Future Of Work

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTIn a previous article, we looked at how “going to work” in the metaverse might look. But more important than the technical aspects of how we do this, how will the experience feel?Mark Zukerberg, founder of Facebook, recently gave an hour long presentation on his vision of the metaverse. If you have not already noticed, Zukerberg is embracing the metaverse future in a big way, even going so far as to change Facebook's corporate name to Meta.The Defining QualityOne of the most interesting points in his presentation was his emphasis on how it will ideally “feel” to…
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Google’s ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies anger employees

Google’s ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies anger employees

Richard Nieva | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior executive announced he's moving to New Zealand in what some workers consider special treatment. As Google employees around the world make plans for post-pandemic work at the tech giant, Laura de Vesine won't be among them. For months, de Vesine, a senior site reliability engineer, went back and forth with the company over a potential relocation. Fed up with Google's inflexible policies, she handed in her notice. Her last day is Friday.   For de Vesine, Google's attempt to…
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