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1/ Last month, my editor suggested I look into a piece on loneliness at work. The story is out today, and I hope you’ll read. After dozens of conversations with workers, companies & social scientists, here’s what I found:
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“There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there. But the fact is, we are growing." Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness has beef with how the media portrays plant-based meat ti.me/3Hfqwjv
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Employers are increasingly giving workers phony job promotions to avoid paying overtime wages, according to new research ti.me/3vQR2dX
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"I hope Bob Iger has one foot out the door." @abigaildisney spoke to TIME after Disney, the company her grandfather co-founded, replaced chief executive Bob Chapek with his predecessor Bob Iger ti.me/3GOhbAu
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A slew of pay transparency laws across the country can help you negotiate for higher pay ti.me/3AmSS91
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The White House is cracking down on so-called “junk” fees from banks, airlines, cable companies, and other entities. Here's what that means for you ti.me/3Dq7hlB
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New: Colombian official says the labor ministry will open an investigation into issues raised by outsourced TikTok moderators in a joint investigation between @TBIJ and @TIME. "New ways of working bring new forms of exploitation [that] many of our young people are subjected to."
Nuevas formas de trabajar traen novedosas formas de explotación y estas, son las que están sometidos muchos de nuestros jóvenes. Promoveremos de oficio una investigación sobre estas denuncias e invitamos al sindicato a aportar las pruebas que tenga en su poder.
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"Institutions and policymakers like to take action. Sometimes, the best action is no action. There is still time to halt the onward rush. Pulling back from an outmoded script will at least avoid further damage," writes Zachary Karabell ti.me/3SgIvd6
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This, this, this all the way: "I want people to be able to go see the world, to write the book, to go to culinary school AND work for us! The only way to bring back more of you is to give you your life back." - Mai Ton #CharterSummit @charterworks
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Watch: "I believe that algorithms will appear over the next five or so years that will allow you to stitch together very, very bad viruses." Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares his biggest tech concerns at the TIME100 Leadership Forum in Singapore ti.me/3UUhwGx
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I can’t think of a better way to close out my freelance years than with a spread for Time Magazine. Figuring out how to to pay for (and get) a house these days is brutal. With rising interest rates, it’s getting harder. This is how 4 buyers did it time.com/6187327/how-to-buy-…
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If you've never noticed the Great Tampon Shortage of 2022, you probably don't use them. If you have wondered about it, I have answers for you! time.com/6184644/tampon-shor…
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"Can CEOs run the world? And will the world allow them to? That has become a central question of our times, as leaders of big business step up to address some of society’s most pressing problems," writes @alansmurray, CEO of Fortune Media ti.me/3GLHQfx
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America needs to end its love affair with single-family homes. One town is discovering it’s a tough sell ti.me/3mbrh37 📝 @AlanaSemuels
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Ancestry.com CEO Deborah Liu on Recruiting Women in Big Tech | Time: Check out my latest Leadership Brief for #TIME.com! time.com/6182495/deborah-liu…
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Our #TIME100Talks series is nominated for two @TheWebbyAwards! Cast your votes now #webbys 🗳️ Virtual & Remote - Media, Entertainment and Sports: ti.me/3uSPCzP 🗳️ Virtual & Remote - Best Series: ti.me/3EwXHNN
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So excited to have this profile of Dr. Werner Spitz in @TIME today! JFK, MLK, JonBenet, Caylee Anthony: These are just some of the people who have come under Spitz's sharp eye (or scalpel) as a "medical detective." time.com/6164527/meet-the-95… Big thanks @lilyrothman @thinksimons
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