I've worked in HR for 36 years. Here are the 3 biggest changes I've seen in the workplace — and why I think the dial has swung too far in employees' favor.

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Michael Doolin
Michael Doolin has been in the HR industry for 36 years, working for multinational companies.

Clover HR

Gen Z is redefining sick days

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Photo collage of a tissue box, thermometer, and pills.

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I grew up in France and the US but America is the best place for a go-getter like me

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Side by side landscape view of the city of Nice and Atlanta.

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Salesforce kicked me out after I left my desk to play ping pong. Here's why I think employees shouldn't be micromanaged.

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Miles Schwartz.
Schwartz is now the cofounder of his own company, Zūm Rails.

Joseph Martorana

I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Left: Headshot of a white woman smiling, right: busy street in Shanghai, China
Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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My internship at Bridgewater Associates felt like a 'Black Mirror' episode.

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Daria Rose's experience interning at Bridgewater Associates was eye-opening and transformative.

Daria Rose; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

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I moved to NYC from Ukraine for a tech job. Here are 3 main differences in America's work culture.

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Yaroslav Zubko wearing a white T-shirt and sitting in a lecture hall.
Yaroslav Zubko moved to the US to work for a startup in New York.

Natalia Azarkina

The FDIC is a 'boys club' where some senior execs pursued romantic relationships with their staff, says new report

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The entrance of a building with the FDIC logo on the floor.
A new independent report says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has a toxic work culture.

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This 'locked-in' risk management advisor gets his followers hyped about 'hammering spreadsheets' and quarterly meetings

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Social media influencer Davis Clarke with the Boston skyline in the background
Davis Clarke has gained a following on social media thanks to his unfailingly positive content about the mundanities of everyday office life.

Camilo Fonseca

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