After a 10-week trial, an employee survey revealed stress tied to the altered schedules. But the CEO is still working on solutions.

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #112

In the show “Severance,” characters don’t understand the point of their work. And they barely know their colleagues.

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #111

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #110

It’s just another example of “forced fun” at work, something we take a look at in the show “Severance” for Econ Extra Credit.

The hit Apple TV+ series “Severance” offers searing commentary on corporate values, organized labor and finding purpose at work.

Melissa Daimler says company culture is “not this nebulous set of values — it’s a very distinct set of behaviors that are then embedded into the daily workings of a company.”

Opposition to paid leave has often been rooted in the challenge it poses to businesses. That calculus is changing.

It’s about company culture, performance management and lots of logistics.