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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Headphones have become survival tool for open offices
Jul 1, 2019
A new survey shows workers split on their preference for the trendy, but noisy design.
How has Slack changed your workplace?
by
Jack Stewart
Jun 19, 2019
Slack, the instant messaging company, is about to go public. Opinions on using it at work seem strongly divided — let us know how you feel.
USDA to relocate hundreds of jobs as fewer Americans move for work
Jun 14, 2019
Mobility has been on the decline for decades.
Unpredictable schedules are part of the retail gig but new policies could change that
Jun 13, 2019
But there are budding efforts to give hourly workers in those fields more dependable hours.
Men and women ask for pay raises at the same rate — but men get them more often
by
Janet Nguyen
Jun 10, 2019
About 82% of men receive the raise they asked for.
These employees aren’t afraid to talk about pay with their co-workers
by
Janet Nguyen
Jun 6, 2019
Why it pays to talk about ... pay.
For public good, not for profit.
Yelling at work persists despite awareness of ill effects
Jun 5, 2019
Hostile yelling at work is known to decrease productivity and can increase physical and mental illness, but long hours and nasty public discourse are making for shorter fuses.
Office air quality could be dumbing down workers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Jun 4, 2019
If only we could open those floor-to-ceiling windows.