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Remote and hybrid work policies, workplace practices, and productivity.

7,103 stories · 15 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
2026265 stories
Building a backyard office, the build and cost breakdown↗ imkylelambert.com · HN · 272 comments · 446 points · Aug 25, 2026
Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees↗ colorado.edu · HN · 356 comments · 651 points · Aug 19, 2026
Doing nothing at work↗ seangoedecke.com · HN · 162 comments · 497 points · Jun 08, 2026
Desk for people who work at home with a cat↗ soranews24.com · HN · 164 comments · 465 points · Mar 27, 2026
Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs↗ news.cornell.edu · HN · 334 comments · 618 points · Mar 06, 2026
2025338 stories
Instagram chief orders staff back to the office five days a week in 2026↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 458 comments · 312 points · Dec 01, 2025
If you're remote, ramble↗ stephango.com · HN · 464 comments · 976 points · Aug 03, 2025
AI note takers are flooding Zoom calls as workers opt to skip meetings↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 386 comments · 321 points · Jul 02, 2025
Has the decline of knowledge work begun?↗ nytimes.com · HN · 793 comments · 388 points · Mar 25, 2025
How to improve your WFH lighting to reduce eye strain↗ rustle.ca · HN · 297 comments · 695 points · Jan 22, 2025
2024602 stories
Working from home is powering productivity↗ imf.org · HN · 456 comments · 623 points · Oct 11, 2024
Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours↗ reuters.com · HN · 431 comments · 527 points · Aug 26, 2024
More disabled Americans are employed, thanks to remote work↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 215 comments · 444 points · Jun 20, 2024
Study: 61 UK firms tried a 4-day workweek and after a year, they still love it↗ npr.org · HN · 297 comments · 424 points · Mar 01, 2024
Remote work doesn't seem to affect productivity, Fed study finds↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 579 comments · 848 points · Jan 18, 2024
20231,032 stories
CEOs will admit that return-to-office didn't move the productivity needle↗ fortune.com · HN · 56 comments · 74 points · Dec 26, 2023
Want employees to return to the office? Then give each one an office↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 25 comments · 81 points · Aug 09, 2023
Ironically, Zoom tells employees to return to office for work↗ nypost.com · HN · 45 comments · 85 points · Aug 06, 2023
Tech CEO applauds an employee selling their dog to accommodate return-to-office↗ gizmodo.com · HN · 84 comments · 120 points · Apr 20, 2023
Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 127 comments · 83 points · Feb 05, 2023
20221,079 stories
Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environment initiative?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 485 comments · 568 points · Nov 21, 2022
What “work” looks like↗ blog.jim-nielsen.com · HN · 226 comments · 788 points · Oct 25, 2022
Ask HN: Why don't I see gold at the end of the remote working rainbow?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 787 comments · 468 points · Oct 19, 2022
Mourning loss as a remote team↗ sofuckingagile.com · HN · 386 comments · 1199 points · Mar 26, 2022
Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4↗ reuters.com · HN · 1297 comments · 1044 points · Mar 02, 2022
20211,420 stories
25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 202 comments · 872 points · Dec 25, 2021
Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but experts split↗ mainichi.jp · HN · 502 comments · 881 points · Jun 21, 2021
Employees are quitting instead of giving up working from home↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 856 comments · 1023 points · Jun 01, 2021
Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown and work-from-home?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 529 comments · 702 points · Jan 19, 2021
No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees↗ sahillavingia.com · HN · 517 comments · 1329 points · Jan 07, 2021
20202,367 stories
Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 465 comments · 855 points · Oct 15, 2020
Written communication is remote work super power↗ snir.dev · HN · 190 comments · 831 points · Jun 19, 2020
Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever↗ buzzfeednews.com · HN · 1339 comments · 2953 points · May 12, 2020
Open-plan offices decrease face-to-face collaboration: study↗ inc.com · HN · 455 comments · 727 points · Feb 06, 2020
Coronavirus Forces World’s Largest Work-from-Home Experiment↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 333 comments · 621 points · Feb 03, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Building a backyard office, the build and cost breakdown↗ imkylelambert.com · HN · 272 comments · 446 points · Aug 25, 2026
Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees↗ colorado.edu · HN · 356 comments · 651 points · Aug 19, 2026
Replaceable but Employed: Automation and the Meaning of Work↗ nber.org · HN · 66 comments · 68 points · Sep 07, 2026
I Hate Workday↗ nelson.cloud · HN · 8 comments · 26 points · Sep 18, 2026
Burnt out on a three-day week↗ jennywanger.com · HN · 59 comments · 65 points · Sep 04, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Replaceable but Employed: Automation and the Meaning of Work↗ nber.org · HN · 66 comments · 68 points · Sep 07, 2026
Burnt out on a three-day week↗ jennywanger.com · HN · 59 comments · 65 points · Sep 04, 2026
I Hate Workday↗ nelson.cloud · HN · 8 comments · 26 points · Sep 18, 2026
Who said a tech addict can't be comfortable far from home?↗ a.l3x.in · HN · 2 comments · 5 points · Sep 06, 2026
Your Boss Is Watching You↗ nautil.us · HN · 1 comments · 5 points · Sep 05, 2026
How workers are unlocking new ways of working↗ openai.com · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 20, 2026
The new addiction to working all the time↗ josem.co · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 09, 2026
The open-plan office is a terrible idea (2018)↗ medium.com · HN · 2 comments · 4 points · Sep 02, 2026
Remote work offers flexibility–but at what cost to young workers' learning?↗ theconversation.com · HN · 3 comments · 4 points · Sep 01, 2026
AI Abundance Requires a 4-Hour Workweek↗ elnahla.com · HN · 0 comments · 3 points · Sep 22, 2026

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