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A month ago, I vanished from the internet to get married in Ireland. What I discovered during that digital detox was... complicated.

Jeff Bezos rented out an entire city and he didn't even have the coolest June wedding in Europe. Can you imagine?

Not the wedding or vacation part, that was very uncomplicated and frankly, awesome. But coming back to work after a real break isn't just about missing the conversations or rediscovering your purpose. It's about seeing your work – and your industry – with fresh eyes. And honestly? Some of what I'm seeing isn't pretty.

I came back to posts from some very talented people in my network who've been impacted by restructuring and relentless headlines about Fortune 500s implementing RTO mandates.

It was a little hard to jump back in knowing how much turmoil there is in the labor market right now but as I forced myself to dig in, I remembered why I'm doing this anyway.

Good employers deserve to win. Terrible ones deserve to lose. And right now, the companies building genuinely great remote cultures aren't just surviving, they're pulling away from the pack while their competitors argue about desk occupancy rates.

The headlines skew negative because that's what gets clicks. But that makes celebrating the organizations getting this right more important than ever. While some companies retreat to the comfort of "the way we've always done things," others are building the future of work.

The pessimists are loud, but they don't get to write the ending.

The future belongs to the people building it.

Remote Jobseeker’s Guide: How to Identify Truly Remote Companies

Distinguishing between truly remote-first cultures and those simply waiting to RTO is harder than ever.

So how do you separate the truly remote first companies from the pretenders?

Leap is a fully remote, U.S.-based tech company reimagining how home services get sold and managed. Their platform digitizes and automates everything from estimates to financing and contracting making typical field-team workflows smoother and more efficient

If you’re curious about how tech startups are building remote systems in traditionally in-person industries, Leap offers a compelling case study.

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