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SuccessTV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year
By Preston ForeMarch 19, 2026
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SuccessMeet the millennial father of six who rebuilt his life through the trades—and questions America’s obsession with college
By Eva RoytburgDecember 24, 2025
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Future of WorkMeet a 55-year-old automotive technician in Arkansas who didn’t care if his kids went to college: ‘There are options’
By Muskaan ArshadDecember 21, 2025
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PoliticsRich Western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns
By Eva RoytburgDecember 15, 2025
A construction worker tries to stay cool amid a heat wave while working on new homes in Irvine Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
EconomyAlabama builders rethink deportations as raids disappear hundreds of their ‘God-fearing, family-oriented’ immigrant workers
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025
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FinanceAccounting’s talent shortage is undeniable—50% of industry leaders say it takes 60 days or more to fill jobs
By Alex Zank and CFO BrewJuly 4, 2025
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SuccessHigh school students are totally behind and addicted to their phones—it’s making teachers crazy and driving them to quit
By Preston ForeMay 25, 2025
Travel & LeisureFAA says controller shortage and tech issues mean Newark airport flight limits will extend into June
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 21, 2025
A Starbucks barista stands with a furrowed brow behind the cash register.
RetailStarbucks order taking forever? Don’t blame the barista
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 18, 2024
Stressed business woman.
NewslettersWorkers mentioning burnout on Glassdoor reviews just reached a record high—and employees are losing faith in their workplace
By Emma BurleighAugust 6, 2024
Personal FinanceMartha’s Vineyard rentals have gotten so expensive a correctional officer switched to cleaning to earn less so she didn’t lose access to low-income housing
By Nick Perry and The Associated PressJune 21, 2024
LeadershipTop HR consultant Josh Bersin on the promise of AI, the perils of Gen Z, and the dream of a 4-day workweek
By Paige McGlauflinMay 20, 2024
CommentaryH1-B visas are the lifeblood of U.S. tech innovation–and the shortcut to semiconductor supremacy
By Mishita Mehra, Hewei Shen and Federico MandelmanApril 23, 2024
CommentaryImmigration, productivity, inflation: Why finding the pandemic’s ‘missing women’ could be the solution to almost every challenge facing the U.S. economy today
By Katica RoyApril 18, 2024
CommentaryThe number of job vacancies around the world is still unusually high–and there is no end in sight to the global labor shortage
By Miglė Petrauskaitė and Erwin R. TiongsonApril 10, 2024
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