Workplace culture
China’s grueling ‘996’ work culture is being debated by European startups — 7 founders and VCs on why they are resisting
European startup founders are being pressured to embrace China’s toxic “996” work culture on LinkedIn and they’re pushing back. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The European startup scene was recently shaken by a LinkedIn debate with some venture capitalists applying pressure on founders to embrace a culture of overwork to compete on a global […]
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Ambitious Gen Z lead the return to office — here’s how they are using it to get ahead
Young professionals are in the office more than other generations, a recent study by real estate firm JLL found. Whitebalance.space | E+ | Getty Images Some ambitious Gen Z professionals are leading the return-to-office trend, eager to climb the corporate ladder, learn from their older peers and upend stereotypes about their generation. Born between 1997 […]
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Stop being ‘too nice’ at work, says psychologist—this is what successful people do to be more genuine, trustworthy
Social discomfort is so universal that social psychologists like me have made careers out of studying it. We can find it almost anywhere, like in salary negotiations or small talk conversations that have one too many awkward pauses. Almost everyone will at some point find themselves in an interaction that makes them feel uncomfortable. And […]
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Gen Z workers feeling isolated by tech are craving more in-person interaction: survey
“They’re not looking to hide behind screens; they’re actively seeking opportunities to build interpersonal skills and meaningful professional relationships. This generation has a sophisticated understanding of when technology helps and when it hinders real connection,” says Freeman CEO Janet Dell. Hobo_018 | E+ | Getty Images Gen Z workers often get flak for the remote […]
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Feeling anxious or depressed? Go to work, says Harvard psychologist: ‘Work has a protective effect on our mental health’
Companies who don’t address employees’ mental health might be sabotaging themselves, a new study shows. Adults with social anxiety and depression tend to work fewer hours, according to the recent study published in Psychiatric Research & Clinical Practice. Researchers analyzed the data of 250 adults between ages 18 and 60 who were diagnosed with social […]
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Amazon and the endangered future of the middle manager
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s note sent this fall to employees about corporate culture drew […]
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‘It’s gross, it’s unprofessional’: Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs
Chinese spies used Linkedin to get information on German officials, according to Germany’s intelligence agency bfV. studioEAST | Getty Images Some LinkedIn users have reported receiving unsolicited flirtatious messages via the platform, with expert Bernie Hogan at the Oxford Internet Institute saying the employment-focused social website is increasingly being used for dating purposes. Blair Huddy, […]
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Inside one of the first all-female hacker houses in San Francisco
For Molly Cantillon, living in a hacker house wasn’t just a dream, but a necessity. “I had lived in a few hacker houses before and wanted to replicate that energy,” said Cantillon, 20, co-founder of HackHer House and founder of the startup NOX. “A place where really energetic, hardcore people came together to solve problems. […]
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Enjoying life while you can: Expat who moved to Lithuania shares a key lesson Americans can learn
Bernard Meyer lives with his wife and two daughters in Lithuania. Bernard Meyer Bernard Meyer moved to Lithuania from the U.S. just over a decade ago — and says he’s learned one key life lesson living in the country: how to have better work-life balance. Lithuania, located in northeastern Europe, was named the world’s happiest […]
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‘Win-win-win’: Three-day hybrid work week is a success, largest study to date published in Nature says
The three-day in-office hybrid work schedule is a “win-win-win,” according to a study published in the prestigious science journal Nature. In the study, Nick Bloom from Stanford’s Institute for Economic Policy Research — a highly regarded expert on work modes who has been researching remote productivity since well before the pandemic — provided concrete evidence […]
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