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Sitting vs. Standing: Settling the debate on workplace health
New research reveals that prolonged sitting, even with the recommended daily exercise, can accelera…
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'My life is a million times better': A man who quit his desk job to be an electrician shares his takeaways from the switch
Unhappy with his career, Dustin Snyder left his office job to become an electrician. He shared key …
Christine Ji
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Here’s how much exercise you must do if you sit at a desk most of your day!
Spoiler: It’s probably more than you think!
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5 interesting takeaways from Slack's survey of 17,000 desk workers about AI
Slack's survey of over 17,000 desk workers found slowing excitement for AI among employees and a la…
Jaures Yip
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The CEO of $50 billion adtech giant The Trade Desk is calling for Google to be broken up
"They have been the prosecuting attorney, the defense attorney, and the judge and the jury," of the…
Lara O'Reilly
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I quit my desk job to work on cruises 10 years ago. It has its drawbacks, but I've seen 79 countries.
I left my office job to work for a major cruise line, and I've worked on cruises for years now. Her…
Erica DePascale
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Assigned desks are now a work perk — and Gen Zers are making themselves right at home
Instead of resigning themselves to the mundanity of office life, many Gen Zers are taking matters i…
Alexandra Bacon
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This indoor farming company is trying to win workers over to agriculture — through desk-job benefits
Eden Green is changing how staples like lettuce are grown. And unlike many farm jobs, it offers wor…
Tim Paradis
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I left a 6-figure career to raise my kids with special needs. I miss having a job, but my life is better now.
In 2021 two of my kids were diagnosed with complex medical conditions. I miss having a job, but I w…
Riva Soucie
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Was willing to focus my life on software: Bill Gates on when he dropped out of college
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, left Harvard to pursue his passion for software. In a recent i…
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He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now but plans to walk away from it soon.
Hong Kong's dai pai dong food stalls are facing extinction. The remaining licenses are only transfe…
Faye Bradley
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A TikTok creator doubled her income with a 50-part post about her husband. She keeps her day job for stability.
Reesa Tessa's TikTok series "Who TF Did I Marry" was a viral success, making her famous overnight. …
Julia Pugachevsky
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7 things you could be doing wrong in a job interview
Being way too early, not asking good questions, or not caring about professionalism could be issues…
Madison Hoff
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I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.
Abby Ooi, 28, balanced a full-time flight attendant job while studying for a master's degree in cou…
Erin Liam
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Sam Altman says learning AI will keep humans employed. Here's why else the robots might not take your job.
Sam Altman says students should learn AI to keep jobs. Meantime, a study found a lot of human skill…
Tim Paradis
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I landed an easy job at Amazon after years of hard work. I felt deeply guilty until I realized it could be a strategic move.
Eight years into her career at Amazon, Kristi Coulter landed an easy role. She felt guilty at first…
Kristi Coulter
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Moms are flocking to use desks that have cribs attached. They say it allows them to balance motherhood with their careers.
The desks were invented by a single mom at a library in Virginia. Now a co-working space in New Yor…
Kelly Burch
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I struggled to make friends at work, and it was even harder to keep them once I left the job. A simple tip from a therapist helped.
I hid at my desk and struggled to speak up in meetings, so it wasn't easy to make friends at work. …
Nicole Benedettini
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When I quit my job, I made many mistakes and almost burned bridges. Here's what you should do instead.
Before quitting my corporate job, I called out sick for a week and villanized my boss. I regret not…