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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren’t doing that thing you do 9-5? David Graeber explored the phenomenon of bullshit jobs for our recent summer issue – everyone who’s employed should read carefully…
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Coming to an office near you
INNOVATION, the elixir of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution artisan weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom. Over the...
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10 Imaginative Offices You'll Wish You Worked At
In a world where big companies are all searching a very limited pool of top end talent, it's as much about the culture and lifestyle of the office, as it is the job. You can earn a wage anywhere, b...
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Number of Americans looking for work at lowest level since 1970s
The report from the US Department of Labor shocked economists on Friday who had been expecting the number to increase by at least 200,000. The report said the unemployment rate had dropped to to 6.7% in December, but the fall was explained almost entirely by people giving up on their search for work.
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Bullying at work: Hard to define, even harder to ban
Since 2003, workplace anti-bullying bills have been introduced in 25 states. All have failed. Why this may be a problem best solved outside of the law.
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Angry workers use tires to barricade bosses inside Goodyear factory in France
Disgruntled workers at a Goodyear factory in northern France detained two of their bosses Monday by barricading a meeting room door with a large tire, their union said. The incident is the latest in a series of flare-ups since the Ohio-based tire giant said last year that it planned to close the 1,250-worker plant in Amiens by the end of 2014. So-called "boss-napping" became rampant in France in 2009 at the height of the economic meltdown, although the practice has since tapered off.
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Qatar's Showcase of Shame
A certain irony registered on the calendars of Persian Gulf residents on Dec. 18: That Wednesday was both Qatar’s National Day and International Migrants Day — a notable coincidence considering the fact that 90 percent of Qatar’s population is made up of migrant workers.
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Even Google Employees Are Giving Up On Google Glass
Here's a bad sign for Google's still-nascent Glass project from Glass-evangelist Robert Scoble
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The Best Startup Offices From 2013
These new offices of 2013 are the foundations for dreams. If you’re someone whose work environment dictates their productivity, these offices will put you into overdrive.
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On-The-Job Deaths Spiking As Oil Drilling Quickly Expands
Blue-collar workers, hit hard by automation and factory offshoring, have been struggling to find high-paying jobs. One industry does offer opportunity: As baby boomers retire and drilling increases, oil and gas companies are hiring. They added 23 percent more workers between 2009 and 2012. But the hiring spree has come with a terrible price: Last year, 138 workers were killed on the job — an increase of more than 100 percent since 2009.
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The Top 11 Innovative Workplace Stories Of 2013
Do you like working from home? Do you like open offices? The debate raged this year about what makes workers happiest--and the best workers. Just be glad this scary rolling conference room isn't where you have your meetings.
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U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice in Procuring Overseas Clothing
One of the world’s biggest clothing buyers, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at factories overseas, acquiring everything from the royal blue shirts worn by airport security workers to the olive button-downs required for forest rangers and the camouflage pants sold to troops on military bases.
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There's a New Deliveryman in Town
Some doormen say it started as long as six years ago. Others say the surge started more recently. But they all say the volume of packages delivered to their buildings during the holidays has ballooned in recent years, bringing the rush of a mailroom to their once-peaceful front desks.
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Bangladeshi Factory Owners Charged in Fire That Killed 112
The police in Bangladesh charged the owners of a garment factory and 11 of their employees with culpable homicide in the deaths of 112 workers in a fire last year that came to symbolize the appalling working conditions in the country’s dominant textile industry.
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Where Working-Age Americans Are Moving
Barrels of ink and money have been devoted to predictions of where Americans will migrate, particularly younger ones. If you listen to big developer front groups such as the Urban Land Institute or pundits like Richard Florida, you would believe that smart companies that want to improve their chances of cadging skilled workers should head to such places as downtown Chicago, Manhattan and San Francisco, leaving their suburban office parks deserted like relics of a bygone era.
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Workers at Brazil World Cup Stadium Walk Off Job
(RIO DE JANEIRO) — News reports say construction workers have walked off the job at the World Cup stadium in Brazil's jungle city of Manaus after a worker fell 115 feet to his death. The G1 Internet portal said the stoppage has brought all work on the stadium to a halt.
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‘Dying for Work’: Dummy on a Noose Appears Hanging from Unauthorized Nev. Billboard
About 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nevada highway patrol began receiving reports of a shocking billboard with the words “DYING FOR WORK” and what appeared to be a man hanging by a noose along Interstate 15. Police soon established that the figure in the suit was a dummy, but it remains unclear if a company paid for the stunt, or whether it is an act of vandalism.
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This is It: The Best Resume We've Ever Seen
Robby Leonardi and a video game-inspired resume for the win.
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Two Days Of Weekend Is Too Much
It's Sunday, and one of the things I notice every Sunday is that interest in the news is significantly higher than it is on Saturdays. Twitter feels more active on Sundays. Traffic to Business Insider is almost always meaningfully higher on Sundays than on Saturdays. And of course, traditional media has always used Sunday for big marquee products, whether they be the New York Times Magazine or Meet The Press.
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Study says 'Cash for Clunkers' created few jobs
The nearly $3 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program approved by Congress in 2009 did little to boost the environment and created few jobs, a new study released Wednesday found.
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