Work

The 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 …

IEEE 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 …

American 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 …

1843

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 …

The 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 …

Paul 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 …

Insider

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 …

The 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 …

The 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 …

BBC

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.

Technical.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 …

The 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 …

Creating 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.

BBC

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 …

The 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.

rachelbythebay

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 …

BBC

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 …

USA 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 …

Gallup

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 …

BBC

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 …

Los 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 …

ethena

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 …

Alexey Guzey

Co-working

I no longer believe that it’s possible to achieve extremely high productivity sustained over long periods of time …

World Economic Forum

The surprising toll open-plan offices have on our mental health

We’ve found a significant causal relationship between open-plan office noise and physiological stress.

Our results show …

Forbes

Working 9-To-5 Is An Antiquated Relic From The Past And Should Be Stopped Right Now

Since remote work has shown that it is beneficial for both workers and management, it makes sense to see what other …

BBC

Pay secrecy: Why some workers can't discuss salaries

Transparency around salaries can arm marginalised workers and close the wage gap. But in the US, many workers still …

Index

Your Company's Post-Pandemic Work Plan, Explained

Hybrid Plus Plus is a true hybrid model, with a bit of home, a lot of workplace, and the freedom to be where you’re …

The Economist

First-class flights, chauffeurs and bribery: the secret life of a private tutor

Tutoring has become a weapon in the global arms race in education. There’s no limit to what some parents will pay.

BBC

The damaging effects of 'boreout' at work

Being chronically bored at work can have damaging consequences – and we need to talk about it more, say experts.