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 […]
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Back to news homeThe 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 […]
How Discord, Born From an Obscure Game, Became a Social Hub
In 2015, Jason Citron, a computer programmer, was struggling to break through in the video game industry. The new multiplayer game he had created with his development studio, Hammer & […]
What Is the Perfect Date to Bring Workers Back to the Office?
“We decided as a leadership team, ‘what was magical about these dates?’” Ms. Anas said. “It was extremely liberating saying, ‘We’re going to see how this nets out and we’re […]
PlayStations and Xboxes Are Hard to Find. Meet the People Trying to Help.
A few seconds before noon on Monday, Jake Randall began encouraging people watching his livestream on YouTube to start refreshing Walmart’s website on their computers.At his bidding, thousands of people […]