A Gen Xer who makes $150,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs says 100-hour weeks are worth it to ensure his family is financially secure

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A Gen Xer (not pictured) says secretly working multiple remote jobs has boosted his income and job security.

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Why a semi-retired baby boomer chose a passion project over a life of leisure: 'There's just an adrenaline rush'

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Michael McCaman (right) and Trey Fischer, two of four cofounders of Orion Therapeutics.

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I lived in 2 big cities before moving back to my hometown. I can finally afford a home — and I got paid $5,000 to do it.

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Will Bishop and his wife, Lindsay, moved back to their hometown of Columbus, Georgia, after living in Atlanta and Nashville.

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Get ready for nasty layoffs and say goodbye to the 4-day workweek

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Investors have been spooked by a weaker-than-expected jobs report in the US.

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A remote worker relocating to Walmart's headquarters says he's excited to work at the office, but he's stressed about the short timeline

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A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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A future-of-work expert explains why some companies are willing to risk losing talent to get workers back to the office

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Workers should give companies the benefit of the doubt when it comes to organizational management, Jesuthasan said.

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The 'hushed hybrid' work schedule is the latest way employees are getting around a return to the office

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"Hushed hybrid" work schedules are the latest tactic in the arsenal for workers trying to avoid returning to the office.

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Why workers who lose their jobs to AI will be better off than the Midwest manufacturing employees of two decades ago

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The loss of manufacturing jobs in recent decades has brought about economic hardships for many Americans. AI job displacement won't play out quite the same way.

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Stop the crackdown on coffee-badging — here's the real problem

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Coffee badging is performative compliance in response to a performative expectation, writes Bonnie Dilber.

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My wife and I both work from home. I have a ton of fears about how remote work will impact my kids as they grow up.

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Jeffery Smith with his wife and two children.
Jeffery Smith (right) began working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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