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Stories about life at work: what you love about it, what you’d change about it and how it affects your life.

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Will the workweek shrink in a post-pandemic world?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 26, 2020
Many companies have gone remote. Is a four-day workweek next?
A man works on his laptop while waiting for a train in Tokyo in April. Tuning out work often can help us do our best thinking, one expert says.
Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
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People are adjusting to working from home for the long haul

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 22, 2020
We check in with three people adapting to their new work environments. Zen attitudes about pantsless kids in video chats helps.
A new report from The New York Times delves into increasingly common monitoring software used to track employee productivity.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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The changing labor market could affect hazard pay

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 20, 2020
Bonuses for many essential workers is being rolled back this month. And high unemployment could push wages down, even for risky jobs.
An Amazon employee at the company's Staten Island distribution facility. The giant retailer is phasing out its hazard pay.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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More remote work could send techies out of tech hubs ... to a point

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 18, 2020
The Googleplex is emptied out, so why pay Silicon Valley housing prices?
Two women get some sun in Madrid while working from laptops in April.
Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
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What it's like starting a new job from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 18, 2020
There's more to onboarding than just training. The social component is more difficult right now.
Starting a new job during these times involves a lot of video chat.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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What role should employees play in enforcing social distancing rules?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 15, 2020
Employees may face tense situations with some customers.
Should restaurant and retail employees be in charge of enforcing the law?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Sleepless nights are sapping productivity, exacerbating anxiety

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 7, 2020
It's not just you. Sleep has gotten weird for all of us.
Your body is supposed to be asleep overnight, but if you're working, you need fuel.
Aris Oikonomou/AFP via Getty Images
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Crisis cuts many workers’ hours, extends workday for some

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 6, 2020
A Marketplace Edison Research poll found a third have lost hours but 16% are working more.
An employee restocks milk at a grocery store. Some businesses are seeing strong demand during the pandemic and increasing staff hours.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Reopening could mean redesigning schedules as well as floor plans

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 1, 2020
Without space to social distance, a 4-day workweek could give workers room.
A worker disinfects workspaces in an office. Fewer workdays could reduce the number of people in one place at one time.
Rob Carr/Getty Images
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OSHA takes a limited role protecting workers in pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 29, 2020
The agency hasn't set specific safety standards to hold employers to.
President Donald Trump has declared that meat processing businesses are "critical infrastructure."
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
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