Typing loudly, wearing AirPods: ‘taskmasking’ is how gen Z pretends to work at the office
As more companies mandate a return to the office, young workers learn to game the system to take back control
February 2025
To the CEOs who’ve joined Trump’s fight against diversity, I say this: you’re making a big mistake
Stefan Stern
Ditching DEI initiatives will curry favour in the Oval Office. It will also alienate the workforces bosses rely on, says author Stefan Stern
Are typos lethal in a work email? Nine digital communication tips from an expert
You might need to brush your hair to go ‘camera on’, but showing your face can forge trust. Andrew Brodsky tells us what he’s learned about digital communication
Today in Focus
How Trump made ‘diversity’ a dirty word – podcast
Has the US president won the battle against diversity, equity, and inclusion? Lauren Aratani reports
January 2025
How could Trump’s second term affect DEI initiatives in the US?
JPMorgan Chase requires all workers to return to office five days a week
October 2024
Starbucks tells corporate workers to return to office or risk being fired
Internal note reportedly warns ‘accountability process’ will start next January for company’s hybrid work requirements
September 2024
Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive
Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’
‘You’re a character in their world’: the impossible job of the Hollywood personal assistant
How HBO’s Industry explores the unsatisfactory role-playing that workplaces demand of Black women
August 2024
Chevrolet dealership’s The Office-inspired TikTok series goes viral
Led by a gen Z employee, weekly series shows skits like leaving ducks around the office to promote the business
US jobs data ‘flashing red’ as poor growth sparks Wall Street sell-off
Fed chair urged to ‘cancel his summer vacation’ and take action as unemployment rose to highest rate since October 2021
Kamala Harris needs to mobilise voters around class – not race
Dustin Guastella and Bhaskar Sunkara
If liberals insist workers should focus more on race than shared class interests, they give right wing ammo for their culture war
July 2024
Robots sacked, screenings shut down: a new movement of luddites is rising up against AI
Ed Newton-Rex
The first summer I …
I am well off, but have never felt able to enjoy it. This summer, I’ll change my relationship with money
Lola Mendez
Why are 91% of small-business owners so darned happy?
‘The new normal’: work from home is here to stay, US data shows
June 2024
‘Getting fired broke something in me’: how overachiever Jennifer Romolini gave up on ambition
The author of Ambition Monster on ascending through the New York media world to blingy startups – and crashing to earth
May 2024
‘A fine line between humor and flopping’: tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe
A Hamilton-esque performance extolling the virtues of design software was exactly the wrong kind of corny
