Browsing: worker productivity
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…
Slack cofounder says workers can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slide shows
Some employees are guilty of coffee badging or jiggling their mouses to look active while working remotely. But even when…
Western CEOs crack down, demanding super-AI productivity to keep your job. Japanese firms pay older workers to do nothing
As corporate America and Europe drag workers back to five days in the office and squeeze for ever more efficiency,…
In the workforce, AI is having the opposite effect it was supposed to, UC Berkeley researchers warn
AI is making workers more productive, but it could also be burning them out, according to a new study by…
‘You’re not a hero, you’re a liability’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary warns Gen Z founders to stop glorifying hustle culture
Gen Z founders chasing their big break are facing a modern-day catch-22: protect their mental health or sacrifice work-life balance…
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is creating a world of abundance
Saving for retirement is pointless thanks to the impending “supersonic tsunami” of AI and robotics, which will bring about a…
Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’
Loneliness is wearing down so many workers that it’s been deemed an “epidemic” by U.S. healthcare professionals. Across the pond…
IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they can’t use their technology would be weird’
At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit last month, he said he expects full attention from everyone in the room. “If you…
The first African and Arab woman to go to space reveals her brutal routine to get the job: 4:30 a.m. training, while juggling a full-time tech gig
Sara Sabry became the world’s first Egyptian astronaut after flying to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on Aug.…
Employees are so worried and stressed about world affairs nearly 70% say it’s hurting their productivity at work
Here’s another acronym to add to your vocabulary: VUCA. It stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and it is…












