Work

Hacker News

Is Hybrid Working a Ruse?

We’ve been asked to return to the office for two days a week “mandatory”.

I’m convinced that this is …

BBC

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers

Companies are calling employees back to the workplace – but not all of them. This is stoking resentment among workers and …

Bloomberg

Employees Are Returning to the Office, Just to Sit on Zoom Calls

Those at companies pushing for in-person work are asking: What’s the point, if we’re still meeting online?

The Hustle

Millions of Americans retired early. Now they want to work again

A wide range of factors are pushing retirees back into the workforce.

The Atlantic

This Is What Happens When There Are Too Many Meetings

Last week, Microsoft published a study that offers an eerie reflection of my working life. Traditionally, the researchers …

David Bauer

How to work with me

If you start working with a new person, wouldn’t it be nice if you had some sort of user manual that gives you a basic …

John Whiles

Maybe you should do less 'work'

Working in tech, I’ve observed developers who work as hard as possible when they don’t need to. I’m here …

The Independent

Meet the Japanese man paid to do nothing

Shoji Morimoto has built a cult following by offering himself as a warm body who can simply be there, liberating his clients …

Mad Ned Memo

The Sunny Side of Firing Someone

Here are three different scenarios that I have run into, over the many years I’ve spent in the engineering world. None …

Freakonomics

Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep …

The Atlantic

The Five-Day Workweek Is Dying

America is slowly returning to normal. Stadiums are packed. Travel has bounced back. Restaurant reservations are surging.

But …

McKinsey & Company

A military veteran knows why your employees are leaving

She also knows what you can—and can’t—do about it. Here are three surprising lessons from a veteran of the wars in Iraq …

Euronews

Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work

Workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week under a series of labour market reforms announced on Tuesday.

Harvard Business Review

In a Hybrid World, Your Tech Defines Employee Experience

One of the big questions many leaders are facing now is: how can we meaningfully communicate, collaborate, and connect in a …

The New York Times Magazine

Tech Companies Face a Fresh Crisis: Hiring

Recruiters in tech are desperate for workers. But candidates are the ones who hold all the power.

The New York Times

The Age of Anti-Ambition

When 25 million people leave their jobs, it’s about more than just burnout.

Will Sewell

What are your company's anti-values?

If we’re aligned on a set of values, then we can trust each other to make reasonable decisions. That helps us move …

Bloomberg

Pay Me More or I Quit: Workers Play Risky Game With Their Bosses

More than 60% of Americans say using a job offer from another company for the sole purpose of receiving a salary increase is …

The New York Times

What We Lose When Work Gets Too Casual

The loss of workplace formalities like fixed start and stop times, managerial hierarchies with clear pathways for advancement …

Overthinking Everything

People don't work as much as you think

The short version is this: People don’t work nearly as much as you think they do, because everything we say about …

Vox

Remote work isn't the problem. Work is.

Going back to the office won’t change the fact that we have too much work.

Tribune

When the Algorithm Is Your Boss

At workplaces like Amazon, algorithms have become the worst kind of boss – one who watches you constantly, makes impossible …

NPR

The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation

However, most Americans quitting their jobs merely seem to be aiming to get better jobs.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Toxic Culture Is Driving the Great Resignation

Research using employee data reveals the top five predictors of attrition and four actions managers can take in the short …

Business Insider

Working was pointless at best and 'degrading, humiliating and exploitative' at worst, says Reddit moderator behind the influential 'antiwork'

A moderator of a viral “antiwork” Reddit thread has said she left traditional employment because much of her work …

The Economist

The rise of performative work

Before the pandemic turned everyone into remote employees, managers worried that working from home would be a paradise for …

Bolt

Why We're Switching to A Four-Day Workweek

Here’s what many of us know but can be tough to admit: Work will fill the space you give to it. My bet is that …

Aeon

Workplace diversity isn't just about equality – it's a competitive advantage

As individuals, we tend to gravitate to people who share and confirm our beliefs. But, in business, surrounding yourself with …

Science

Forced to settle for a nonideal job? Here's how to make the most of it

You alone get to decide how to perceive an opportunity, and you’ll serve yourself best when you cease looking at …