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The deeply held religious convictions that kickstarted capitalism
BBC Radio 4
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Abuse By Bosses Comes In Many Forms
Harassment and abuse are not always sexual, and all psychological harms should be taken seriously… By Nathan J. Robinson.
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Kick Against the Pricks
Laura Kipnis reviews “Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back” by Gretchen Carlson.
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The Recruiters: Searching For The Next Generation Of Warfighters In A Divided America
Finding qualified Army recruits is becoming increasingly difficult. Adam Linehan follows a group of recruiters tasked with enlisting them in the most challenging environment of all.
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Ohio River towboat captain navigates a changing America
In the 29 years that towboat captain Joe Gray has worked flotillas of barges up and down the Ohio River, he has witnessed the decline at the heart of industrial America in what is known as the country's Rust Belt. By Chris Kenning, photography by Brian Snyder.
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Desperate Venezuelans Turn to Video Games to Survive
They are finding real value in online gold farming. By Andrew Rosati.
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The Ghost of the Mechanical Turk
Digital microwork in the Middle East exploits occupation, war, and neoliberalism to extract the cheapest labor possible. By Miranda Hall.
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How to ask for a raise in 2018: Avoid these common pitfalls
There are right and wrong ways to ask for a higher salary. Experts weigh in on what to say, and when.
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In-N-Out managers are earning a lot more than you think
A typical architect in California earns about $112,000 a year, according to the jobs site Indeed. For lawyers and software engineers, the…
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When Does Work Actually Get Done?
If we're going to be precise about it, work gets done at 11AM on a Monday in October. At all other times of day, we're basically slacking from our most productive. Sustaining 8 hours-plus of intense focus year-round is more of a Herculean pipe dream than a reality of the modern day workplace. We come into the office with resolve and determination, pump out a few tasks, eat lunch, then gradually deteriorate into a potpourri of Reddit posts and cat videos.
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The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid Hell
For some Americans, sub-minimum-wage online tasks are the only work available.
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Older (errr... 40 year old) tech workers fear age discrimination
It's everywhere, but it's *very* bad in tech.
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The Rising Ghosts of Labor in the West Virginia Teacher Strike
If workers are pushed hard enough, our history of revolt is not that deeply buried. By Sarah Jaffe.
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Japanese woman ‘dies from overwork’ after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month
Japan has again been forced to confront its work culture after labour inspectors ruled that the death of a 31-year-old journalist at the country’s public broadcaster, NHK, had been caused by overwork. Miwa Sado, who worked at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Tokyo, logged 159 hours of overtime and took only two days off in the month leading up to her death from heart failure in July 2013.
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Agriculture Wars
If country music gave voice to many American farmers during the 20th century, what does it have to say about the fundamental shift in farm labor that is coming to define the 21st? By Nick Murray.
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Overworked staff forced to shut computers
The government in South Korea's capital is introducing a new initiative to force its employees to leave work on time - by powering down all their computers at 20:00 on Fridays. It says it is trying to stop a "culture of working overtime". South Korea has some of the longest working hours in the world.
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The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death
America’s self-reliance obsession makes it more acceptable to applaud working yourself to death than to argue that doing so points to a flawed economic system.
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Lazy - Jimmy Barnes & Joe Bonamassa
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Why the Cause of Full Employment Is Back from the Dead
Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King campaigned for it in vain—but the need for full employment has never gone away. By Harold Meyerson.
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Army researchers find the best cyber teams are antisocial cyber teams
High-performing blue teams are "purposive social systems"—they shut up and work.
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