Just under half of North American office-goers came in for less than 6 hours a day in the first half of 2023

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Just under half of North American office-goers come in for less than 6 hours a day, a new study says.

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Undergrad enrollment in petroleum engineering has dropped 75% over the past 10 years — even though they make 40% more than computer science grads

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Petroleum Engineers typically make six-figure salaries, but data shows interest among undergraduate students is withering.

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'Loud laboring' and 'quiet thriving' rank among the buzziest workplace trends. Here's what you should know.

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Being a "quiet thriver" could make you happier, but "loud laboring" will likely annoy your colleagues.

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'Loud laborers,' the irritating cousins of quiet quitters, may be affecting morale at work

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"Loud laborers" usually don't do much work.

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'Lazy girl jobs' put workers at risk of layoffs and sacrifice long-term job progression, career expert says

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The new "lazy girl job" trend has been widely shared on TikTok.

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A sci-fi magazine editor says his team are sent so many 'consistently bad' AI-generated articles that their workload has almost doubled

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An editor told CNN the use of AI tools by writers caused a huge spike in submissions to his magazine.

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American Airlines worker found to have been killed by accident after an airline investigator suggested it may have been suicide, report says

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Michal Ingraham worked for American Airlines at Austin airport.

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Gen Z workers at a medical company are automating tedious jobs and dramatically boosting productivity, exec says

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Gen Z is making its mark on the workplace.

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The manager of a Popeyes franchise 'screamed' obscenities at federal investigators and slammed the kitchen door so hard it shook the building, the Labor Department said

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One of the world's most expensive cities just raised the minimum wage by 32 cents an hour — and it's getting absolutely slammed for it

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Financial hub Hong Kong just hiked its minimum wage on Monday — by 32 cents.

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