Workplace Culture
Stories about life at work: what you love about it, what you’d change about it and how it affects your life.
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Union petitions were up 56% in last 9 months, federal labor agency says
Jul 15, 2022
Young, college-educated workers at individual retail establishments like Starbucks stores are driving many organizing efforts.
Sweatpants have gone professional, and there's no going back
Dec 20, 2021
The comfy remote uniforms are emblematic of the blurring between home and work.
What makes federal infrastructure jobs "good-paying"?
Dec 6, 2021
The idea that federally funded construction projects must pay a minimum "prevailing wage" goes back to a 1931 law.
Omicron worries could keep some workers out of labor force
Dec 2, 2021
There are signs that health concerns, particularly for older Americans, are decreasing interest in being employed or “unretiring.”
Most home care workers are entitled to overtime but might not know it
Nov 24, 2021
A new initiative from the Labor Department aims to up outreach and enforcement related to such issues.
The future of work anywhere: gardens, stores and hotels
Nov 15, 2021
The more working at an office becomes a choice, the more workplaces could become a niche consumer product.
Why some companies are cutting back the 40-hour workweek
by
Amy Scott
and Minju Park
Oct 5, 2021
As workers struggle with burnout during the pandemic, some employers are testing a four-day week to combat overwork and lift morale.
For public good, not for profit.
Long-term unemployment a challenge for women over 40
Sep 30, 2021
An AARP report shows nearly 70% of those unemployed in June had been out of work for six months or more.
This video game company wants to make the industry safer for marginalized people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Sep 27, 2021
Kim Belair co-founded Sweet Baby Inc. to create a safe place in the game industry. Can the values behind the company scale up?
Can companies really be empathetic toward their workers?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Aug 20, 2021
As Anne Helen Petersen writes, messaging about empathy is different from taking action, and not every employee is buying it.