A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.
An investigative report by …
Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses.
“Inflation h…
Orlando’s tourism machine began grinding to a halt Tuesday with at least three major theme parks and the main airport announcing closures ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida.Walt Disney World, Universal Orl…
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life 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.
Q: What should …
Learn how to balance mitigation activities in the shorter term with long-term investments that will help your organization adapt to future changes.
The most uncertainty with self-employment often comes at the beginning, when you start down this career path. That’s because everything is new and yet to be defined from how you spend your time to how you’ll market yourself to how you’ll file you…
Are you ageist? Odds are yes.
Ageism is one of the less acknowledged but more pervasive “isms” and occurs when making assumptions about a person or group of people based on how old you think they are. Ageism refers to prejudices and biases th…
Slack has undeniably disrupted how we communicate at work. The Slack-ification of workplace communication has infused offices with rapid messaging, emoji-filled out-of-office signals, and quick video “huddles.” But with these new tools has come an unc…
The traditional job interview—a face-to-face meeting with a hiring manager and perhaps a few others from the organization who pepper you with mostly improvised questions about your past—is slowly becoming a relic of the past. These conventional interv…
If you ever had to start a new school in the middle of the school year as a kid, you’re familiar with how it feels to be in a foreign environment, surrounded by people all of whom seem to know the ropes. Starting a new job can feel similarly scary. Ne…
