Worldwide, workers value a healthy relationship with their jobs. An overwhelming majority, 93% say work-life balance is a high priority, according to a January 2024 study of 27,000 workers around the world by temp and staffing agency Randstad. Depending on your job and home life, some people might find that even keel hard to find. … Read more
Since its November 2022 release, ChatGPT has been expanding its mobile app capabilities. The app now allows you to input an image and start a conversation about it. It also enables you to speak to it out loud and get a vocal back-and-forth going. While the last feature can be used for activities like “a … Read more
Stand-up comedian Casey James Salengo has picked up some interesting side hustles. In the fall of 2022, just after signing up for hustle site Taskrabbit, the 37-year-old was hired to deliver a birthday fish to a man while saying “Branzino boys for life.” The task took about two hours and paid $32 altogether. These days, … Read more
The labor market continues to offer jobseekers a plethora of opportunities, with employers adding 353,000 jobs in January altogether, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among the industries with the most openings were professional and business services, which added 74,000 jobs, health care, which added 70,000 jobs and retail, which added 45,000 jobs. Jobsite … Read more
It is awards season, a time when film, TV and music lovers get to celebrate the art that meant the most to them the previous year. Big winners thus far include “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Oppenheimer.” One great component of the awards is that in addition to those behind the mic or in front of … Read more
For many Americans, work hasn’t just gone hybrid or remote — it’s gone global. The number of American workers hired by international companies grew 62% last year, according to the State of Global Hiring Report from Deel, an HR platform that specializes in global hiring. That’s based on 300,000 contracts between Deel customers and workers. The majority, … Read more
It’s getting harder to find a remote job in the U.S., but you might have better luck working from home for a company based abroad. The number of American workers hired by international companies grew 62% last year, according to the State of Global Hiring Report from Deel, an HR platform that specializes in global … Read more
Independent workers make up about 45% of the U.S. workforce, according to a 2023 report by MBO Partners, a platform dedicated to their needs. That’s more than 72 million Americans altogether, with nearly 30 million of them working independently full-time. And while many of them have chosen the freedom that this type of lifestyle brings, … Read more
Megan Hall never thought she’d become a teacher — for a while, she was pretty against the idea. Hall, 38, studied biology and graduated with a bachelor’s of science in 2009. She was unsure of her career path after college and entered into a three-year apprenticeship to become an electrician. But the job proved too … Read more
In 2022, Lenny Rachitsky decided to try a new venture: Lenny’s Podcast. The now 42-year-old had founded a successful newsletter about product management, Lenny’s Newsletter, in 2019. Rachitsky was making a good living writing one post per week and working 10 to 20 hours on each, and wasn’t sure he wanted to take on another … Read more
