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Inside the rise of 'antiwork,' a worker's strike that wants to turn the labor shortage into a new American Dream
“I don’t really want to work anymore,” Larry said. He added: “I don’t want to have any …
WorkWork
Across our curated articles on work, you'll find a range of guides, stories, research studies and actionable tips on how to navigate the workplace, office culture and politics, meetings, open-plan offices, and a whole lot more.
Thinking Through
Don't Do Interviews, Do Discussions!
Everyone hates interviews. This includes both the interviewee and the interviewer. I have been on both sides of the table or …
Career WorkBinghamton University
Research: People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
People who are both trustworthy and competent are most sought after, according to Binghamton University School of Management …
WorkTIME
Young People Are Leaving Their Jobs in Record Numbers—And Not Going Back
For some, it’s burnout. For others, the timing was ripe to refocus on side projects as the stresses of the pandemic …
WorkOneZero
The Largely Untold Story Of How One Guy In California Keeps The World's Computers Running On The Right Time Zone. (Well, Sort Of)
Down the rabbit hole: my brief odyssey into the esoteric world of the tight-knit time zone data maintenance community who …
WorkHarvard Business Review
With So Many People Quitting, Don't Overlook Those Who Stay
The marketplace for talent has shifted. You need to think of your employees like customers and put thoughtful attention into …
WorkProtocol
Here's what happens when men in tech share their salaries
The gender pay gap in tech is well documented, with men in tech receiving offers 3% higher on average than women, and the …
Career WorkThe Nation
Making a Living: The history of what we call work.
Instead of trying to recover a long-lost past or aligning ourselves with the latest views on human nature, we will have to …
WorkIEEE Spectrum
U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, But Not For Everyone Gender and race gaps widen even as tech booms
Job satisfaction data in the 2020 survey are the first to reflect the pandemic effect. This analysis looks at several …
WorkAmerican Psychological Association
The American workforce faces compounding pressure
After more than a year of working during the pandemic, the American workforce reports compounding pressures that are …
Work1843
Hell is other people: a monk's guide to office life
Dreading returning to the corporate environment? Take some advice from the brethren who lived, worked and died with their …
WorkThe Washington Post
Workers are putting on pants to return to the office only to be on Zoom all day
Pandemic-era safety procedures have created a new dynamic at work, in which many employees say they’re operating at …
WorkPaul Tomlinson
Working From Orbit
I’ve been a full-time VR worker since April 2019, spending in the neighborhood of 4,500 hours banging away at real work …
Future of Work WorkInsider
Employers are being forced to make salaries public — and that's good news for your paycheck
Employers strive to keep compensation levels a secret, and employees have gone along with the culture of silence. But …
WorkThe Atlantic
Hard Work Isn't the Point of the Office
The pandemic disrupted soft work—the gossip, eavesdropping, and casual relationship-building that aren’t a formal part …
Remote Work WorkThe Atlantic
Say Goodbye to Your Manager
One truly insufferable habit of the modern manager is their reliance on the sports metaphor—the home run, the Hail Mary, the …
WorkBBC
Job vacancies surge past one million in new record
Job vacancies have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues, according to official figures.
WorkTechnical.ly
Vacation isn't the answer to employee burnout
A stunning 89% of employees report experiencing burnout this year, according to a survey released this week. Most worrying in …
Health WorkThe New York Times
Email Auto-Responses for Your Mental Health
Remote work means no one is truly “away from email” or “out of office,” but we may still be at the …
WorkCreating Value from Nothing
Sabotage-Proof Your Hiring
The danger of bringing the wrong team members on board is real, both for you and everyone on your team.
WorkBBC
The case for a shorter workweek
More than ever, workers want to work fewer hours, saying they can be just as effective in less time – and happier, too. They …
WorkThe Cut
What Happens When All of Your Co-workers Quit?
As a record number of Americans leave their jobs, those who can’t are working themselves sick.
Workrachelbythebay
Your devices and your employer
I wrote the other day about how I went out and bought a second cell phone just because I wanted it to take the burden of all …
WorkBBC
Hybrid work: How 'proximity bias' can lead to favouritism
Research shows that we look more favourably on those whom we see more often. What does that mean for managers in newly hybrid …
Remote Work WorkUSA Today
Move here, get paid: Small towns offer up to $20K just to get you to live there, work remotely
At least 45 communities across the country are offering incentives to attract remote workers, up from a couple dozen late …
Remote Work WorkGallup
The 'Great Resignation' Is Really the 'Great Discontent'
People are calling it the “Great Resignation,” and as the Gallup data show, it’s not an industry, role or …
WorkBBC
Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
It’s not often that economies face the disruption we’ve endured in the last year, and none of us should be …
WorkLos Angeles Times
Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
There’s an air of desperation among tech employers this summer. Software talent, it seems, is in such high demand that …
Career Workethena
Why Don't Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay?
The hard truth that many companies struggle to wrap their heads around is that they should be paying their long-tenured …
WorkAlexey Guzey
Co-working
I no longer believe that it’s possible to achieve extremely high productivity sustained over long periods of time …
Productivity Work