September 08, 2024 Why a 4-day workweek sets up an uneven playing field for workers While workers in well-paid jobs have bargaining leverage to assert their legal rights, others in lower-paid jobs face minimal protection and risk direct exploitation in a four-day working week. BY The Conversation The U.K. government has announced a proposal that would … Continue reading Why a 4-day workweek sets up an uneven playing field for workers
September 06, 2024 The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance More companies are encouraging their employees to achieve better digital balance, empowering them to disconnect after work hours. BY Henry Chandonnet If Carly Taylor was going back to in-person work, she had some ground rules. There would be no more after-work responses to her … Continue reading The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance
July 30, 2024 What is overemployment? The controversial remote work trend, explained Some workers are taking on extra jobs to supplement their income. Here’s how they balance it—and the risks it involves. BY Henry Chandonnet The remote work era has given employees more flexibility. For some, that means taking on a second job (and maybe a … Continue reading What is overemployment? The controversial remote work trend, explained
June 30, 2024 If you’re struggling to find focus after vacation, read this For the skeptics and lifelong multitaskers who insist they’re proficient and productive, multiple studies have busted the myth that you can pull off the juggling act with aplomb. Focus requires effort. BY Lydia Dishman I’m just back from a short vacation, and … Continue reading If you’re struggling to find focus after vacation, read this
May 06, 2024 Why so many of us feel lonely at work On this week’s episode of The New Way We Work, CEO of TheLi.st Ann Shoket explains why so many people feel lonely at work and how both leaders and employees can build a support system. BY Kathleen Davis For years, leaders have tried to … Continue reading Why so many of us feel lonely at work
April 05, 2024 How to deal with a narcissistic coworker Maintaining emotional resilience is crucial to dealing with narcissistic coworkers. BY Arianna O’Dell Picture this: You’ve landed that coveted new job but as you settle into your role, you notice a subtle erosion of your self-worth and confidence. This experience might mean you are dealing with … Continue reading How to deal with a narcissistic coworker
March 29, 2024 ‘We can’t pay our bills with a mission statement’: Inside Planned Parenthood workers’ push to unionize Rushed care and poor working conditions have led to demands for representation. BY Capital & Main This piece was originally published by Capital & Main, which reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. When Grace … Continue reading ‘We can’t pay our bills with a mission statement’: Inside Planned Parenthood workers’ push to unionize
March 18, 2024 How to deal with a jealous colleague or friend If you find that you are the object of someone’s jealousy, here’s what you can you do. BY Art Markman “Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.” -John Dryden Chances are that you have looked at what someone else has—whether it was a … Continue reading How to deal with a jealous colleague or friend
By Zapier February 02, 2024 At my previous job, I was always some combination of tired and bored when it was time to work. If I wasn’t sleeping, I was scrolling through the internet like a thirsty zombie looking for my next dopamine hit. Did I get any work done? Yes, but only with … Continue reading I was bored and tired at work constantly, so I tried this experiment to generate energy
By Kathleen Davis November 27, 2023 I often think about the Maggie Smith line in Downton Abbey “What is a weekend?” Being a Countess, she didn’t know what a weekend was because she had no workweek. But there was a time in the not so distant past when working Americans also had never heard … Continue reading Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead
