Whether or not breakfast is the most important meal of the day is up for debate. What’s not, however, is the importance of mornings. Laura Mae Martin, author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-being, says those first couple…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest business lobby, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to strike down a federal agency’s near-total ban on employers requiring workers to sign agreements not to join rivals or launch compet…
Albert Camus, the French novelist and playwright, wrote that “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” In the surrealist play Jordans, Nigerian American playwright Ife Olujobi uses fiction to underscore the painful truths of what it’s like…
Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State.The…
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.
How do I ask for personal…
Over the past few years, many companies have poured money and resources into diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Some have made a lot of progress, others have not.
Any diversity and inclusion program needs to emphasize hiring to have a ch…
My first food service job was at age 17 in the mall at the sandwich bakery Au Bon Pain. It was there that I started to understand the ways in which my identity as a Black woman was weaponized in the workplace. I was closing the shift with the store ma…
As summer approaches, college students across the country will begin internships, with many hoping to turn the job into a full-time role upon graduation.
The internship landscape has grown very competitive, with 49% of Gen Z applicants submit…
Not long ago, environmental and social governance (ESG) positions were in extremely high demand. At the height of the pandemic in 2021, ESG/sustainable funds saw inflows of nearly $600 billion. An explosive war for ESG talent followed —not just in ass…
Have you ever known a leader who appeared to have it all: vision, creativity, passion, a knack for team building, and a fair share of really good ideas? Yet, no real followers?
I think we’ve all seen this in one form or another. Maybe y…
