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SuccessWorkers are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt: ‘Take the FMLA, take the disability, take you a break’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 15, 2026
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SuccessAI promised supreme productivity, but it’s actually straining workloads for employees—time spent emailing has doubled, and focused work sessions fell by 9%
By Emma BurleighMarch 13, 2026
SuccessThe harder you work, the worse off you are—a CEO is sounding the alarm on a ‘competence hangover’ hitting top performers
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 13, 2026
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AI‘AI brain fry’ is real — and it’s making workers more exhausted, not more productive, new study finds
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 10, 2026
NewslettersHR is supposed to design career paths. So why are its own so unclear?
By Ruth UmohMarch 9, 2026
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Real EstateMeet a burned out 28-year-old who pays $168 a month in China’s faux Venice to retire early from her Shanghai finance gig
By Albee Zhang and The Associated PressMarch 2, 2026
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SuccessThe founder of $400 million company Knix sees a hypnotherapist to ‘rewire’ her brain and work through her fear of failure
By Emma BurleighFebruary 8, 2026
SuccessJob huggers, beware: Research shows you’re more likely to regret staying in a bad job than quitting it
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 29, 2026
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Future of WorkBosses are fighting a new battle in the RTO wars: It’s not about where you work, but when you work
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 4, 2026
SuccessNew billionaire Beyoncé’s advice for success starts with saying ‘no’ more: ‘If I’m not going to sleep dreaming about it, it’s not for me’
By Ashley LutzDecember 30, 2025
SuccessChina’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’—they’re spending all day in bed in a rebellion against burnout
By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 14, 2025
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SuccessInsomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: ‘It can be lonely; it’s a solitary life’
By Emma BurleighOctober 3, 2025
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CommentaryHarry Potter star Emma Watson says she paused her career at 29, after 16-hour work days turned her into ‘an insane person’ who couldn’t hold a conversation
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 25, 2025
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SuccessSuzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they ‘had hope’
By Dave SmithSeptember 19, 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
SuccessZoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 15, 2025
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