employment
Man Kills His Boss Before She Can Report Him For Stealing Thousands
Aleksander Chan · 02/02/15 03:26PMBuzzFeed Pulls Writer’s Employment Offer Over Leak Allegations
J.K. Trotter · 01/06/15 05:30PMThe small staff of Boston.com, the breaking-news site associated with The Boston Globe, is still reeling from weeks of internal unrest stemming from a series a viral posts about a Harvard professor and a Chinese restaurant published in early December, which resulted in a retraction, some disciplinary actions, and a suspension for one staffer. The turmoil’s latest casualty, however, involves a previously unrelated party: a young journalist who was about to start a fellowship at BuzzFeed.
Hamilton Nolan · 11/21/14 10:07AM
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J.K. Trotter · 08/26/14 11:54AMEnd "On-Call" Part-Time Employment
Hamilton Nolan · 07/16/14 01:27PMRick Perry Is an Even More Dangerous Economic Moron Than We Thought
Hamilton Nolan · 05/02/14 09:40AMInterns Interning At A Lot More Internships
Dayna Evans · 02/16/14 01:15PMPanic over the undetermined future of the millenial class continues as the New York Times reports on the overwhelming number of the post-graduate set who are still toiling at unpaid internships. Taking on two, sometimes three internships with no pay, many fear that interning has become its own career path, instead of a bridge to solid employment. As Alex Williams reports:
Man Shoots Up Other Employee's Car After They Win Worker of The Month
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 12/15/13 01:26PMBurned: Michigan Man Fired After Helping Put Out Fire
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 12/14/13 01:30PMStudy: Low Fast Food Wages Cost Taxpayers $7 Billion Per Year
Hamilton Nolan · 10/15/13 12:11PMCompany Sorry for Turning Job Interview Into a Daft Punk Dance-Off
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/09/13 09:06AMApplicants for a mid-level job at a home appliance retailer say they were shocked when the store informed them their success hinged on their ability to defeat others in a dance-off set to Daft Punk.
True Stories From Wal-Mart Workers: “I Am Not a Slave”
Hamilton Nolan · 07/25/13 12:51PMIn 2006, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance requiring large retailers to pay workers a "living wage" of $10 an hour, plus benefits. The mayor vetoed the bill. In a few months, Wal-Mart will open a new store in Chicago, with starting pay of $8.75 per hour. Who won? We offer you a new round of true stories from Wal-Mart employees to help you judge.
Most Americans Hate Their Job
Taylor Berman · 06/24/13 09:40PMYou Too Can Make $15 an Hour as a 'Hair Angel' in California
Mallory Ortberg · 02/03/13 11:45AMIt's Worth Getting a College Degree But Don't Expect the World, Okay?
Hamilton Nolan · 08/15/12 12:45PMIt's well known by now that you can spend outrageous sums to get a college degree only to find yourself jobless, through no real fault of your own. But it's also well known that college degrees are a decent bet, statistically speaking. I guess what the latest report is saying is: We ain't promising you the moon, okay?
Writing a Bomb Threat on the Back of a Job Application: Savvy or Misguided?
Caity Weaver · 07/11/12 04:24PMIt Is Just a Bad, Bad Time to Be a Law School Graduate
Hamilton Nolan · 06/25/12 11:46AMWe joke around a lot in a good-natured fashion about how recent graduates of law school are fucked up, down, and sideways. "You guys are just straight fucked," we often say (joshingly). Well—imagine our surprise when we found out that, in fact, recent graduates of law school really are fucked. Yikes! Touchy subject.
Humbled Men Take the Jobs of Womenfolk
Hamilton Nolan · 05/21/12 10:40AMHow bad is America's neverending recession? So bad that The American Man—mind enfeebled by Axe body spray fumes and Spanx-induced circulatory cutoff—now thinks nothing of taking a job that has traditionally been held primarily by women, so that he may earn money to pay for food, clothing, and shelter. The evidence is clear: "An analysis of census data by The New York Times shows that from 2000 to 2010, occupations that are more than 70 percent female accounted for almost a third of all job growth for men, double the share of the previous decade."