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Old and in the way
In Silicon Valley, 40 is the new 80, and ageism is rampant. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Sodom, LLC
The Marquis de Sade and the office novel. By Lucy Ives.
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Travels in Pornland
‘I can easily recall my first brush with porn’. Andrea Stuart explores the divide between mainstream and feminist porn.
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Why Capitalism Creates Pointless Jobs
It’s as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working. By David Graeber.
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5 reasons why the company you want to work for won’t hire telecommuters (and 4 ways to get hired anyway)
Hiring managers share their sincere reasons to insist you work in the office—and a few tips for how you might convince them otherwise.
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Three Years of Nights
Violence convulses the city after dark. Reporting on it leaves its own scars. By Peter Nickeas.
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Too Old for Hard Labor, but Still on the Job
Some blue-collar workers trade the physical stress for related work that takes advantage of their knowledge and experience. By Christopher Farrell.
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Three-day workweek is the most productive for employees, study says
A study of both men and women says employees perform best when they work 25 hours per week, but only if they’re older than a certain age.
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America’s cash-strapped teachers are a target for predatory lenders
Many teachers find themselves in the low- to middle-income part of the economy, and companies like MyPaycheckDirect aim to take advantage of that. By Suzanne McGee.
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“The Future is Hidden within these Realities”
Selected Translations from "Factory Stories"
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The way out of burnout
A psychoanalyst explains why for people feeling “burnt out”, simply trying to relax doesn’t always work. By Josh Cohen.
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The college debt crisis is even worse than you think
We tell students they need a bachelor’s degree to get ahead. But for too many, the numbers no longer add up. By Neil Swidey.
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How Exhaustion Became a Status Symbol
From sloth to burnout, each age remakes exhaustion in its own image. By Hannah Rosefield.
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What We Owe the White House Slaves: $83 Million
The slaves who built the White House got no pay—but their owners got up to $60 a year. So here’s what America really owes the builders’ descendants. By Michael Daly.
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Millennials are obsessed with side hustles because they’re all we’ve got
The side hustle offers something worth much more than money: A hedge against feeling stuck and dull and cheated by life.
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Surviving the Long Haul
For women in the trucking industry, going to work can mean subjecting themselves to catcalling, harassment, rape, and a system built to deny them justice. By Mary Pilon.
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Life-Hacks of the Poor and Aimless
On negotiating the false idols of neoliberal self-care… Laurie Penny
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Busy Earning
Jungle
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Daddies, “Dates,” and the Girlfriend Experience: Welcome to the New Prostitution Economy
A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation? Nancy Jo Sales investigates.
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A Tender Hand in the Presence of Death
The daily work of a hospice nurse, who treats the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of people at the most vulnerable point of their lives. By Larissa MacFarquhar.
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