October 14, 2025 Most employers offer mental health care benefits: that doesn’t mean they’re effective While most employers offer mental health care coverage as part of their health insurance packages, major gaps in care exist. According to new research, many employers aren’t sure how mental health care services are being used by employees. The 2025 … Continue reading Most employers offer mental health care benefits: that doesn’t mean they’re effective
September 19, 2025 ‘I can hear their breathing’: Why Gen Z doesn’t say ‘hello’ when answering the phone There’s an explanation behind the perceived lack of phone etiquette.
September 07, 2025 Our built environment doesn’t have to be so depressing BY Andy Boenau Our built environment contributes to a mental health crisis. We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has … Continue reading Our built environment doesn’t have to be so depressing
January 28, 2025 How to deal with a manager who doesn’t manage If you’re used to a micromanaging boss, it might seem like a dream to have a boss that leaves you alone. But too much of that can also be a bad thing. BY Dina Smith No one enjoys working for a boss who is … Continue reading How to deal with a manager who doesn’t manage
January 16, 2025 Biden’s green jobs program is ending almost as soon as it began—but that doesn’t mean the jobs will go away The American Climate Corps is shutting down before Trump takes office. What even was it? BY Grist and Kate Yoder Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into … Continue reading Biden’s green jobs program is ending almost as soon as it began—but that doesn’t mean the jobs will go away
Five ways to strike the right balance with employees—and work habits. BY Honghao Deng Just when the return to office (RTO) discussions seemed to have subsided, some large employers have come forward with mandates requiring employees to be in the office full-time. This revived the pandemic-centric headlines and discussions among employees about rage-applying for new jobs, … Continue reading RTO doesn’t have to be polarizing
November 09, 2024 A guide to end-of-life planning that doesn’t suck Planning for the end of your life is no one’s idea of a good time. But thinking ahead about the inevitable can save you and your loved ones from a lot of heartache. BY Emily Guy Birken A few years ago, when a friend learned … Continue reading A guide to end-of-life planning that doesn’t suck
Company defends its ad tech dominance by pointing to market competition, low fees and benefits for businesses. Is it true? Anu Adegbola on September 10, 2024 With Google’s antitrust jury trial underway, Google claimed the U.S. Department of Justice has a “narrow view” of the ad tech market and that advertisers and publishers have many alternatives. … Continue reading Google vs. DOJ: Why Google’s ‘hundreds of competitors’ claim doesn’t add up
July 10, 2024 Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, court rules The lawsuit alleged that Twitter paid laid-off employees less severance than they were contractually promised. BY Jessica Bursztynsky In a win for Elon Musk, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the billionaire owed former Twitter employees upwards of $500 million … Continue reading Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, the court rules
June 18, 2024 The war on ESG doesn’t make sense. Least of all for taxpayers Johannes Lenhard and Hannah Leach explain how the continued backlash against environmental, social, and governance integration in investing is frustrating because there’s a clear business case and it’s in taxpayer interests. BY Johannes Lenhard and Hannah Leach “I am really frustrated. … Continue reading The war on ESG doesn’t make sense. Least of all for taxpayers
