US work & careers
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Go tell the boss: let me work less and I’ll produce moreThe five-day work week is an artificial and outmoded idea. A shorter working week can boost efficiency and an employee’s happiness -
The Boy Scouts won't discriminate against gay men — but their affiliates willLocal sponsoring organizations, like churches or synagogues, still retain the authority to determine whether gay men are fit to serve as scout leaders
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Once a certain level of income or comfort becomes your default position, you can be sure it’ll stop delivering pleasure by contrast with earlier experiencesYou can trick yourself into being happy ... if you make life worse first
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Applications for US unemployment aid plummet to lowest level in 42 yearsPeople seeking benefit fell by 26,000 last week – the lowest since November 1973. However, auto plants and factories closing briefly in July partially caused the drop
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Working overtime hours across the world: how does the US compare?The Obama administration is about to boost overtime pay for people who earn $970 or less per week and – surprisingly – China offers its workers a better deal
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Obama administration defends new overtime rules after employer backlashRule raising salary limit used to decide who qualifies for overtime attacked by business groups but White House says employers had been exploiting loopholes
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I am an adjunct professor who teaches five classes. I earn less than a pet-sitterMy situation is not unique. 76% of instructional staff appointments in US higher education are now not even full-time jobs
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Stay-at-home dads pay the price in job market for putting family firstWhen doting dads attempt to re-enter the workforce, they often face scrutiny from employers who question if their work/life balance veers too far right
The office after Amazon: is the workplace becoming a jungle?