Category Archives: Work Environment

Why a 4-day workweek sets up an uneven playing field for workers

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

The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance

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

What is overemployment? The controversial remote work trend, explained

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

If you’re struggling to find focus after vacation, read this

  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

‘We can’t pay our bills with a mission statement’: Inside Planned Parenthood workers’ push to unionize

 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

I was bored and tired at work constantly, so I tried this experiment to generate energy

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

Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead

  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