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Burned out and going nowhere: the American worker is too mentally drained to even look for a new job
The résumé sits unfinished in a Google Doc. The LinkedIn tab stays open, untouched. For millions of American workers, the…
Uber-style gig economy is spreading in nursing, leaving many underpaid and without benefits
In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the…
The CEO of Nissan manages his stress by playing the drums in his band and hitting tennis on the weekends
Stress comes with the territory of being at the helm of billion-dollar corporations—so CEOs are turning to personal rituals and…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby lies on his office floor and takes 20-minute naps—and he says it doesn’t mean he’s accomplished any less
“A thing I do that people have thought is weird is that, throughout my whole career, when I’m in the…
Workers in high-pressure careers may count down the hours until they can escape the office and get a moment of…
AI isn’t reducing workloads for employees, it’s straining them—time spent on emailing has doubled, while deep-focus work has fallen by 9%
AI is actually increasing strain for most employees, as the tools add more time to menial tasks, and actually takes…
Overachievers are burning out so badly it’s got a name—the ‘competence hangover,’ CEO warns
If you’re always the first to volunteer and the last to leave, you might be heading for a “competence hangover.”…
Good morning! Ruth Umoh, C-suite and leadership editor, filling in for Kristin Stoller. She’ll be back in your inboxes next…
Meet a burned out 28-year-old who pays $168 a month in China’s faux Venice to retire early from her Shanghai finance gig
The “Life in Venice” housing development, a multibillion-dollar replica of the Italian city on the Chinese coast, stands silent. Many…
Everyone has a different way of coping with work stress; some clear their minds with 5 a.m. runs or by…












