Tigran Hakobyan
Working for someone vs. doing your own thing
This is more of a brain dump or an internal monologue. I don’t intend to prove any point or convince you to start your …
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WIRED
Science Explains Why We Should All Work Shorter Hours in Winter
People tend to get gloomy when night comes early and cold weather descends. But adjusting our workday to the season could …
WorkTED
How to turn off work thoughts during your free time
Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to …
WorkMatt Hogg FYI
How To Care About Your Job When It Doesn't Care About You
What this means is we can put the overall organization and its shenanigans in the back of our minds while we optimize our …
WorkHarvard Business Review
Hybrid Still Isn’t Working
Evidence suggests that it’s hurting collaboration, exacerbating social isolation, and weakening culture. Here’s how to fix …
Remote Work WorkAxios
Welcome to the "infinite workday"
Working 9 to 5 was once a way to make a living, in the parlance of Dolly Parton, but the workday today? It never ends.
Remote Work WorkBloomberg
New Grads Join Worst Entry-Level Job Market in Years
As companies freeze hiring and AI makes some less-skilled roles obsolete, the Class of 2025 is finding a lot of doors are …
WorkQuartz
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America’s tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it.
WorkRest of World
VC money is fueling a global boom in worker surveillance tech
A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little …
WorkEL PAÍS
Going to an office and pretending to work: A business that’s booming in China
Many citizens who don’t want to explain their employment status pay to rent a position in a fake office, with some even …
WorkBetter than Random
If you are useful, it doesn’t mean you are valued
As you progress in your career, understanding the difference between being useful and being valued is very important. At …
WorkStay SaaSy
Your Manager Is Not Your Best Friend
As people become managers, it’s quite common for their team members to want to commiserate with them. This is especially true …
WorkThe New York Times
At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work
Pushed to use artificial intelligence, software developers at the e-commerce giant say they must work faster and have less …
WorkThe Economist
Why AI hasn’t taken your job
And any jobs-pocalypse seems a long way off.
WorkAnil Dash
"AI-first" is the new Return To Office
This is an important illustration: AI is really good for helping you if you’re bad at something, or at least below …
WorkThe Register
The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers
Concerned a new recruit might be a North Korean stooge out to steal intellectual property and then hit an org with malware? …
WorkHarvard Business Review
The Power of Mattering at Work
Improving everyday interactions can promote employee retention, engagement, growth, and well-being.
WorkCulture Study
Are People Bad At Their Jobs....or Are The Jobs Just Bad?
People are bad at their jobs is a sibling, of course, to no one wants to work anymore: the refrain of peak pandemic years. …
WorkThe New York Times
Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun?
The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried …
WorkEngineering Systems, Leadership, and Organizations
‘Got a sec?’ Is Killing Your Productivity
One of the most challenging aspects of leadership isn’t formulating strategy or organizational design. While these present …
Productivity WorkFortune
Over 4 million Gen Zers are jobless—and experts blame colleges for ‘worthless degrees’ and a system of broken promises for the rising number NEETs
There’s been a mass derailment when it comes to Gen Z and their careers: about a quarter of young people are now deemed …
WorkThe Conversation
The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the United States finds itself in the midst of another public health crisis. …
WorkThe Hustle
Why layoffs don’t work
At best, research indicates that companies that lay off employees, on average, don’t see a better financial payoff in the …
WorkInc.
How to Tell If Your Job Candidate Is an AI Deepfake
Scammers are creating AI-generated lookalikes to land jobs, steal company data, and funnel money to nation states.
WorkHarvard Business Review
Does Returning to the Office Support Your Company’s Strategy?
The news seems full of companies abandoning remote and hybrid work, requiring their employees to come to the office five days …
Remote Work WorkLago
I reviewed every snack in our office kitchen
The design space of good office snacks is different from that of conventional food—and I’m tired of pretending it’s not. …
WorkThe Atlantic
The Job Market Is Frozen
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
WorkThe Wall Street Journal
IT Unemployment Rises to 5.7% as AI Hits Tech Jobs
Artificial intelligence continues to impact the technology labor market.
WorkHarvard Business Review
What Comes After DEI
How a new framework built around fairness, access, inclusion, and representation can succeed where DEI has failed.
WorkThe New York Times
Is H.R. Really Your Friend?
Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.
Career Work