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‘I had to guard an empty room’: the rise of the pointless job
Copying and pasting emails. Inventing meaningless tasks for others. Just looking busy. Why do so many people feel their work is completely unnecessary?
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EPI: The Supreme Court is poised to make forced arbitration nearly inescapable
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether employers can lawfully require workers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that include class and collective action waivers. By Heidi Shierholz and Celine McNicholas.
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Open-Plan Offices Create Extra Stress for Women, Say Scientists
The corporate fishbowl forces women to be overly beauty-conscious and to suppress their natural emotions.
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The seven biggest BS jobs in America
Increasing numbers of workers in rich countries — as many as 35 or 40 percent in some surveys — are secretly convinced their jobs are pointless. By David Graeber.
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Linux and open-source jobs are in more demand than ever
The Linux Foundation and Dice.com's 2018 Open Source Jobs Report shows the demand for open-source savvy employees is stronger than ever.
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U.S. Postal Service worker found dead in Woodland Hills [California] amid Friday’s record-breaking heat
A longtime U.S. postal worker was found dead in her mail truck in Woodland Hills on Friday afternoon amid blistering summer temperatures, authorities confirmed Monday. By Brenda Gazzar.
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How Your Office Space Can Be Designed To Improve Productivity
Find out how you can set your employees up to be more productive with the right design in your office space.
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Historic Warehouse Renovation in Iowa Balances Light and dark Modern Elements
Think of a renovated warehouse residence and the first things that come to our mind are exposed steel ducts, brick walls and a dash of concrete thrown into the mix. But this contemporary home nestled on the top floor of a historic warehouse in the urban landscape of Des Moines, Iowa is a touch different from the
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Can liberals please work out how to win back the working class?
I’m taking a pause from journalism – while I’m gone, can someone please work out how to win back the working class? By Thomas Frank.
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Japan urges overworked employees to take Monday mornings off
Japan’s government is to urge companies to give employees Monday mornings off in its latest attempt to improve the country’s poor record on work-life balance. The economy, trade and industry ministry believes that “Shining Mondays”, part of a wider campaign to address the punishingly long hours many Japanese are expected to work, will give employees a much-needed lie-in at the start of the working week...
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74 shooting victims: How Chicago emergency rooms handled the most violent weekend of the year
A surge in gunshot victims this past weekend meant Chicago-area hospitals stayed busy. By Elvia Malagon.
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Hell on Wheels
Fatal accidents, off-the-books workers, a union once run by a mobster. The rogue world of one of New York’s major trash haulers. By Kiera Feldman.
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What Trauma Docs Know
At Chicago’s most intense ERs, the degree of mayhem rivals that of a war zone. Working there can take a heavy toll—and yield immense rewards. By Kim Bellware, Illustrations by Amrita Marino.
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Sex Toys Will Never Be Able To Do The Hardest Work For You
In the years I worked at a sex shop, I saw how the pressure to have great sex — in a world that will never be a level playing field — can inflict its own kind of damage. By Fancy Feast.
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How Slavery Inspired Modern Business Management
By “dangling the carrot” to improve worker productivity, businesses are taking a page from slavery’s playbook. By Caitlin C. Rosenthal.
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Does the New York Times Hate Its Reporters?
I’m sure it doesn’t. But why did it take their bylines off its home page? By Jack Shafer.
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I Worked With Richard Russell at Horizon Air, and I Understand Why He Did What He Did
I was surprised to wake up last Saturday morning to the headlines. Not completely shocked, but surprised nonetheless. By Todd Bunker.
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What is this weird Twitter army of Amazon drones cheerfully defending warehouse work?
Here is a strange little online community to puzzle at. By Devin Coldewey.
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A Shocking Number of Killers Murder Their Co-workers
Homicide is the third most prevalent cause of workplace death.
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Good news: Remote work is more accepted. Bad news: You might not want it.
Employers are more willing to support remote work, suggests industry research. But the dream of telecommuting does not always match the reality.
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