DaedTech
Is It Possible to Have a Company with No Office Politics?
It really comes down to a matter of defining office politics, for better or for worse, and then seeing if they must exist …
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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.
DEV
'Must be willing to work under pressure' is a warning sign
As a programmer looking for a job, you need to be on the lookout for badly managed companies. Whether it’s malicious …
WorkTED
7 ideas about finding the work you were meant to do
You don’t “find your calling,” you fight for it — and other lessons from people who found their passion …
WorkRescueTime Blog
Why you need both rituals and routines to power your workday
According to research, up to 40% of our daily actions are powered by habits—the unconscious actions and routines we’ve …
WorkRescueTime Blog
Fighting the "loneliness epidemic" at work: Dan Schawbel on creating real connections in the Age of Isolation
In this interview, we spoke with Dan about the real threat of workplace isolation, the way technology increasingly keeps us …
WorkSignal v. Noise
You probably won't make it to the top
That’s a game worth winning: The one played with yourself for your own betterment. Not the one played against others, …
Life WorkKnow Your Team
Managing disagreements: How to handle diverging points-of-view with your boss
How do you disagree productively with your boss, or another senior leader on the team?
WorkThe Pastry Box Project
Your salary is not a big secret
Go grab a coffee or beer with someone who you are comfortable with at your company and talk about your salaries. And if you …
Money WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Working Like Crazy May Actually Be, Well, Crazy
Do you occasionally—or constantly—complain about how much you’re working? Of course you do. Complaining about too much …
WorkStanford
A decade of data reveals that heavy multitaskers have reduced memory, Stanford psychologist says
That said, multitasking isn’t efficient. We know there are costs of task switching. So that might be an argument to do …
WorkMSUToday
Keep to yourself! Don't offer co-workers help unless asked
If you thought that proactively offering help to your co-workers was a good thing, think again. New workplace research from …
WorkThe Startup
Why open office design makes you less productive
The loud talker three desks down; constant taps on the shoulder; the guy who incessantly clicks his pen; the girl who eats a …
WorkOneZero
I Know the Salaries of Thousands of Tech Employees
Often, when people talk about compensation—what to accept, what to reject, how to negotiate—the advice is “know your …
WorkMedium
No More "Struggle Porn"
I call this “struggle porn”: a masochistic obsession with pushing yourself harder, listening to people tell you …
Life WorkCal Newport
The Average User Checks Email 5.6 Hours Per Weekday. This Is Not Good.
Combined: the average daily time spent checking email is now 5.6 hours — up almost a half hour since 2017.
WorkThe Atlantic
The Employer-Surveillance State
The more bosses try to keep track of their workers, the more precious time employees waste trying to evade them.
WorkThe Cooper Review
Working for a Company vs. Working for Yourself
Thinking about working for yourself? Do it! But read this first
Freelance WorkHuman Parts
Your Work Is the Only Thing That Matters
There is a story about an exchange between Jerry Seinfeld and a young comedian. The comedian approaches Seinfeld in a club …
WorkQuartz
Cushy office perks are a trap
The office doesn’t need to be your bar or your gym or your go-to dinner spot, and not because cocktails or office gyms …
WorkThe Cut
Every Weekend Should Be a 3-Day Weekend
In one of their experiments, the researchers forced employees at a consulting firm in Boston to take a day off — totally off, …
Life WorkAeon
Let's bring back the Sabbath as a radical act against 'total work'
When taken seriously, the Sabbath has the power to restructure not only the calendar but also the entire political economy. …
WorkJames Clear
Absolute Success is Luck. Relative Success is Hard Work.
So what it is? What determines success? Hard work or good fortune? Effort or randomness? I think we all understand both …
WorkTriplebyte Blog
What companies mean by culture fit
A company is its employees. How those employees interact with each other and what shared environment they create are among …
WorkThe New York Times
What if Emailing During Your Commute Counted as Work?
Should commuting hours count as part of the workday? The suggestion — sure to raise the hackles of employers everywhere — was …
Commuting WorkFast Company
Why work has failed us: Because no one can afford to retire anymore
As people struggle to make ends meet, fewer are saving for retirement, and fewer companies offer retirement accounts: 66% of …
WorkTim Harford
The Peter Principle is a joke taken seriously. Is it true?
The Peter principle states that “every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence”. If someone is good …
WorkTim Harford
The Peter Principle is a joke taken seriously. Is it true?
The Peter principle states that “every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence”. If someone is good …
WorkHarvard Business Review
The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
The news headlines about what perks or elements of office design make for a great employee experience seem to be dominated by …
WorkBBC
What happens when we work non-stop
Still, millions of workers seem unable to take a stand against it, from medics to ‘gig economy’ workers and …
WorkThe New York Times
A 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result
A New Zealand firm that let its employees work four days a week while being paid for five says the experiment was so …
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