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 …
WorkHarvard Business Review
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
While leaders are focused on promised productivity gains, they may find themselves surprised by the complex reality, and may …
WorkFortune
IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption
“The companies three to five years from now that are going to be the most successful are those companies that doubled down on …
WorkBBC
The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week
The recruitment website is jazzy, awash with pictures of happy young workers, and festooned with upbeat mini-slogans such as …
WorkDavid Oks
Why I’m not worried about AI job loss
I honestly don’t think that we’re going to see mass unemployment, or the sudden death of human cognitive labor, or anything …
WorkQZ
Employees now value work-life balance more than money
This year, the real battle for talent may not be about remote versus in-office work — it’ll be about time autonomy.
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Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
Layoff plans hit their highest January total since the global financial crisis while hiring intentions reached their lowest …
WorkForbes
U.S. Jobs Disappear At Fastest January Pace Since Great Recession
January was the worst start to a year for job cuts in the United States since 2009, with high-profile layoffs at UPS and …
WorkStanford Center on Longevity
Why More Companies Are Recognizing the Benefits of Keeping Older Employees
Although age bias is still the norm, the value-add of longtime, experienced workers is beginning to take shape.
WorkPenn Today
When employees feel slighted, they work less
mall slights from a manager may seem like no big deal, but new research from Wharton reveals that even the mildest of …
Worknews.com.au
More Australians are ‘job hugging’ as confidence in the job market collapses
Stressed-out Aussies have embraced a new employment trend as fears of a weakening economy and poor job outlook take hold.
WorkBloomberg
US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year
US job openings fell in November to a more than one-year low and hiring slowed, indicating most employers remain reluctant to …
WorkThe New York Times
Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes.
Some start-ups, blurring the lines between home and office, are embracing a “no shoes” policy.
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For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment
Certainly the job market seems grim in this moment. Michael Madowitz, the principal economist at the Roosevelt Institute, …
WorkFortune
GDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here
There’s something missing in this boom: the jobs. Hiring this year, at best, has stalled, and at worst has collapsed: …
WorkFortune
The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work
This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Layoffs hit the highest level in 14 years; job openings are barely …
WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Companies Are Desperately Seeking ‘Storytellers’
Brands trying to wrest greater control of their narratives are asking for ‘storytelling’ skill sets—without a campfire in …
WorkEl Pais
If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?
The technological race among industry giants and the wave of layoffs they have announced has revived the debate about the …
WorkI Thought About That A Lot
In 2025, I thought a lot about the things I want to say to my boss
I’m sitting down to write this in a gap between jobs. The downtime is strange, like the world has stopped moving but my …
WorkAxios
Expect more office mandates and "microshifting" in 2026
The increased pressure to bring people back to the office four or more days a week is prompting employees to get creative …
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Fearing AI job losses, some young workers in Britain shift towards skilled trades
White-collar jobs are viewed as more vulnerable to disruption by AI and automation than manual labour. In Britain, one in six …
WorkOff by One
The Math of Why You Can't Focus at Work
When was the last time you had a good day of work? The kind where you got into flow and stayed there long enough to think …
Productivity WorkThe Economist
Why worries about American job losses are overstated
Bosses, investors, policymakers—all are fearful of a jobs-pocalypse.
WorkGallup
Hybrid Work in Retreat? Barely.
Work location trends have remained stable since 2022, reflecting the durability of the hybrid work model.
WorkMcSweeney's
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I'm Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the …
WorkIntelligencer
There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
WorkTime
New Findings About Getting Hybrid Right
I would say fully remote is really risky in the era of AI. Why? Because AI is great at a lot of fully remote activities, but …
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A New Paper Tested AI’s Ability to Do Actual Online Freelance Work, and the Results Are Damning
Your pesky remote freelancers demanding more money as inflation soars? You could try replacing them with AI agents instead — …
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