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 (right) began working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I worked remotely for 4 years and felt isolated, without any real connections with my coworkers. I decided to quit.

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The writer, not pictured, felt lonely working remotely.

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A California millennial shares how he made nearly $200K secretly working multiple jobs. He said he only worked 20 hours a week.

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A California millennial made nearly $200,000 secretly working two full-time remote jobs and doing some freelance work on the side. The worker in the story is not pictured.

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The golden age of overemployment is over. Job jugglers are preparing for life with only one income.

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The golden age of overemployment could be coming to an end as remote job openings decline from peak levels during the pandemic.

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