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3 questions to ask before you cut a benefit
Companies under pressure are slashing benefits like parental leave. But cuts like this can create long-term cultural damage.
A 39-Year-Old Says 'My Job Is Getting Toxic' And Wonders If A $1.5M Net Worth Is A Big Enough Cushion To
More workers approaching their 40s are questioning whether staying in high-pressure corporate jobs is worth it, especially after years of burnout, rising stress...
Companies Push Employees to Use AI — Just Not Too Much
Big companies are goading workers to start using AI. Or they're gatekeeping access to it. The stance is evolving as corporate employers waffle between justifyin...
Is there a case for performative empathy?
Employees want—especially in the age of AI—to be seen, and if a leader lacks natural empathy, they should learn to perform it.
FARK.com: (14086100) Firings skyrocket at Malta fireworks factory
Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular Photoshop contests.
‘Take tomorrow off’ — Chat with Bengaluru boss after vacation goes viral; netizens envy chill workplace
The unexpectedly kind gesture has taken the internet by storm, sparking widespread envy among workers accustomed to relentless hustle culture.
No sick leaves, 10% pay cut per personal day: Viral HR call leaves Internet stunned — ‘How is this even allowed?’
During a shocking 10-minute call, the company said it had a “flexible” policy that did not allow any sick or personal leave
5 hidden drivers behind career happiness. Or how to make 90,000 hours of your life worth it
Meaningful metrics to help understand what we want and recognize success when we get it.
Many employees don’t trust their managers, and this is what managers need to do to fix it.
Why many employees do not trust managers, and the things that managers can do to rebuild trust among their employees.
Boss vs Leader: Key Workplace Differences Explained
Learn the difference between a boss and a leader, including leadership vs management styles and communication approaches in modern workplaces.
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Why It Matters Today
Discover how emotional intelligence in leadership improves communication, boosts team performance, and drives workplace success.
Managing PTSD as a Disability in the Workplace
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability. Post-traumatic st...
Why The Four-Day Workweek Demands A New Kind Of Office
AI and shorter workweeks could transform office design and workplace strategy.
55 Employees Who Learned The Hard Way To Double-Check Before Hitting ‘Reply All’
Sending the wrong email to the wrong person is bad enough in private, but in a workplace setting it’s painfully embarrassing. So if you are looking for some s...
Beyond the Bots: Why High-Level Support Needs a Real Soul
The Trap of Corporate Automation: Standard digital workspaces are flooded with automated scheduling links, rigid templates, and generic auto-replies. While...
How to have difficult conversations at work without risking your job
From fishy microwaves and foul smells to bad boss encounters and micromanagement, a workplace can house multiple bugbears and pesky problems. But how do you...
Engagement Surveys Might Just Be Lulling Us to Sleep
Organizations have spent decades trying to solve the engagement problem. We survey it. Benchmark it. Measure it quarterly. Build dashboards around it. And yet, ...
LLMs are closer to religion than they appear. Watch out for those who like it that way
Papal's 40k-word encyclical drops and lawyers already asking if Catholics can refuse workplace AI on religious grounds
Appearing Productive in The Workplace
AI can produce work that looks expert without being expert. The failure arrives in two shapes, and both are reshaping the workplace.
Techie expensed a bag of oranges and then juiced up a stupid security incident
He knew this was amazingly dumb but couldn’t stop laughing as the fruit went splat
Americans are so burned out they’re turning down high-paying promotions, study says
For decades, the narrative of the American Dream was tethered to a singular, vertical trajectory: the relentless climb up the corporate ladder. We were taught
Man who warned coworkers ‘no one’s going home today’ gets prison term in fatal shooting
Under the harsh, fluorescent lights of our modern logistics network, overnight shifts at massive fulfillment centers represent grueling marathons of physical
Agentic AI in the Workplace: A Leadership Challenge We are Only Beginning to Understand
Explore how agentic AI is reshaping leadership, decision-making, accountability, workforce dynamics, and organizational governance today.
Your workforce doesn’t need more AI. It needs play
Research suggests the missing link in successful AI adoption may be something corporate culture has long dismissed: play.
“Ate His Own Words”: AI-Obsessed Manager Finally Learns Why Humans Are Still Needed
Their manager has been insisting that staff use AI for pretty much everything. What he didn’t expect was for one employee to follow that instruction to the T....
Boss Spends Entire Dinner Acting Like A Jerk, Ends Up Losing Millions Weeks Later
Religious beliefs aside, everyone subscribes to one overarching life tenet: don’t be a jerk. Those who become one will receive their comeuppance, much as this...
Listen: How to deal with your work stress
On a new podcast episode, a researcher offers practical advice to a frustrated workforce.
How to give feedback that sticks
Effective feedback isn’t just about pointing out mistakes.
The Confusion Around Modern Masculinity - The New York Times
In the wake of #MeToo, changing workplace norms left many men unsure of how to behave. But was that confusion genuine — or just an excuse? On “The Opinions,...