September
- Opinion
- Ageing
What, me? Retire? Just because I’m 80?
Ageism is still rife in the workplace, assuming older employees can hang onto a job at all. This is a problem, as not all Boomers are wealthy.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Workplace
Why you’re not alone in enjoying your job
Satisfied employees are convinced they are lucky exceptions in a world of toxic bosses and burnout.
- Opinion
- Pay
The allure of the loud know-nothing
Do huge entry-level salaries encourage the selection of assertive, confident, forceful people rather than quieter, shyer rivals who are more competent?
August
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why saying ‘no’ at work is good for your career
Researchers who knocked back extra work put themselves under the microscope and made some important discoveries.
- Opinion
- Climate policy
The new wave of climate claptrap
Misleading, misinformed or just plain baffling utterances continue to gush forth in the face of an increasingly evident problem.
- Opinion
- Careers
The most annoying thing about young people at work
They are often right, especially when it comes to working hours. Older workers’ acceptance of long, unhealthy working hours is what younger workers are challenging.
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Why Musk’s antics now appear to be hurting his bottom line
After a string of inflammatory remarks on social media, Elon Musk seems to be turning off the most obvious customers for his cars.
- Updated
- Opinion
- US election
Beware the march of the childless voter
The number of non-reproducers is already large and it’s rising, and unfortunately for J.D. Vance, these people may not have kids, but they do have votes.
July
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
‘Humaning’ and other nonsense: why we put up with corporate twaddle
Office jargon will always be unstoppable because it makes us feel more secure, more of an insider and more able to tell someone something pronto.
- Opinion
- Illness
Do you get sick on holidays? You’re probably a workaholic
Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life.
- Opinion
- Working from home
This is the new normal of office life
Flexible working patterns in a decent place that makes it easy to do the job you’re paid for is a basic recipe for success in a post-pandemic world.
- Updated
- Opinion
- World elections
The productivity hack that really does boost careers
Physical stamina is an oddly overlooked superpower in working life. But although it will take you a long way, it won’t always be enough to achieve enduring success.
June
- Opinion
- Workplace
Why your accent might be holding you back at work
Wall Street banks and big law firms are among employers addressing this potential discrimination.
- Opinion
- Workplace
Why workers are shunning plum foreign postings
Some companies have found that the impact of the pandemic has intensified a reluctance to move abroad for work.
May
- Opinion
- Social media
The humble email sign-off is not what it used to be
It is not exactly clear when the sign-off turned into yet another tool in the arsenal of self-promotion deployed in so much of modern corporate life, but I do not see it fading any time soon.
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
How much fun should you have at work?
Jokes at work need to be deployed with skill and care. Yet, the best are glorious and the working world would be a far better place if we had a great deal more of them.
- Opinion
- Domestic violence
Domestic violence is also a workplace issue
Governments should take the lead on the problem, but other groups can do more, including employers. Companies can achieve much more than many imagine.
April
- Opinion
- AI
ChatGPT essay cheats are a menace to us all
Some universities are increasing face-to-face assessments to discourage AI cheating. Academics should be encouraged to expose the problem, not deterred from fixing it.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why it doesn’t pay to be a working-class professional
Social class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity, a study by KPMG in Britain has shown.
March
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
The pandemic still warps our sense of time
It is almost a year since the WHO declared COVID-19 was no longer a global public health emergency, so shouldn’t we have reset by now? Not necessarily, say academics.