Shanghai and Xinjiang used to be the two sides of the China coin.Shanghai was the glamorous China, with skyscrapers, Art Deco apartments and a thriving middle class that shopped in […]
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Back to news homeWorking 9 to 2, and Again After Dinner
How would Dolly Parton capture the daily grind in 2022?Working 9 to 2, putting in a load of laundryMake the kids a snack, but deadlines are a quandarySlack and emails […]
A Hybrid-Work Challenge: Monitoring Attendance
“We would have more of a policy following up with people on why they weren’t showing up,” she said.But many workers, across industries, are resisting the prospect of having their […]
Japan’s Workers Rethink Their Priorities Amid the Pandemic
TOKYO — Japan is in the midst of en masse hiring season, when a wave of college graduates join companies in formal ceremonies after sweating through the job-interview gantlet.While this […]
The Home Cooks (and Start-Ups) Betting on Prepared Meals
Several days a week, Jullet Achan moves around the kitchen of her apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, stirring up dishes from her Surinamese background: fragrant batches of goat curry, root vegetable […]
Returns to the Office Raise Mental Health Challenges
“I’ve had a lot more employees reach out to me due to their anxiety, often saying they can’t pinpoint the reason for it,” Ms. Theobald said. “I’ve had phone calls […]
How 6 Workers Built New Careers In the Pandemic
Jane Watiri Taylor was working as a nurse at the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, when the pandemic hit. She called it the most frightening time she could remember […]
As Offices Ease Covid Safety Measures, Workers Worry
Employers are embracing a workplace atmosphere reminiscent of prepandemic times — elevators jammed, snack tables brimming, face coverings optional — even as a new subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus spurs […]
For Workers Who Are Never on Site, the ‘Off-Site’ Still Beckons
Many find remote work to be more transactional than in-person work. You Slack someone when you need something, and otherwise stare at your own screen in your own home. Managers […]
Crypto Scammers Target Dating Apps
The man from the dating app Hinge checked all of Tho Vu’s boxes.He was a boyishly handsome architect from China, staying in Maryland on a long-term assignment. They had never […]