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Will Boeing's mistakes finally help make high-speed rail a reality?
Boomers are huggers, Gen Z fakes phone calls: How greetings differ across generations
Name bias at work is real and employees of color are most impacted by it
It's not just 'woke.' These are the most polarizing words in America
Today's top business headlines: Boeing's door problem stokes fears of flying, SpaceX faces fines, Paramount follows record Super Bowl ratings with layoffs
Keep your finger on the pulse with the latest trends in business, culture, and more.
Brief • 3 min Read
U.S. Flyers Are Shaken, but Will Make It Through Turbulence
How Boeing's safety problems are impacting our flying habits
Brief • 3 min Read
Could AI be the Future of Tax Filing?
Quiet workplaces are problematic. Here are 3 ways to fix them.
'Stupid people work here' and other red flags I encountered at my toxic job
Op-ed: Elon Musk is wrong. DEI needs to remain front and center in 2024
Target and Walmart have it wrong. Locking up essential products is alienating in-store shoppers
If you do any of these 9 things, you might be a toxic boss
Delta Air Lines scores high with American travelers, but each generation has a different favorite
Brief • 1 min Read
Travelers Are Generally Satisfied With Flying Experience
The worst part about air travel? You
Hiring managers could be alienating older job applicants with automated HR tools
What Airbnb learned after a year of letting employees work from anywhere
How much do you need to be financially secure? Americans now cite a surprisingly high salary
The pros and cons of taking a 'workcation'
Brands, you're doing Pride allyship wrong
Applying for jobs and not hearing back? Indeed wants to boost your search, Netflix-style
Gen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existed
Americans are choosing lottery tickets and maybe eve fortune tellers over financial planners
How do Americans define wealth? The answer may surprise you
Millennials are more likely than other generations to support a cap on personal wealth
POV: Improving workplace diversity with AI is a tough balancing act
Women of color are leaving the workforce and vanishing from unemployment statistics
Self-care may be increasing your stress - here are 5 things to consider
Sometimes the best gift is letting employees avoid the holidays
How to know when it's safe to tell the truth at work
These are workers' biggest fears about 2023
How much are you willing to spend on the creators you love?
Gen Z workers are worried...about retirement
Why business communications in 2022 don't have to be problematic
It's time for corporate America to address the youth mental health crisis
You're probably spending too much time 'Slack-splaining'
Employees are still afraid to discuss mental health at work
Brief • 7 min Read
Americans Divided on Role Brands Should Play in Reproductive Rights
Here's what to do if you haven't landed a summer internship yet
68% of U.S. execs admit their companies are guilty of greenwashing
Brief • 4 min Read
Education and Income, Not Ideology, Drive Concern For Global Refugee Crisis
Refugees around the world need our help, but Americans don't see them all the same way
Are office careers better than skilled trade jobs? Not according to most Americans
New York Mayor Eric Adams recently suggested that office jobs require higher skill levels, but workers generally don’t see it that way.
Brief • 3 min Read
Parents Still Struggle to Save for College
Brand trust in Facebook actually fell after it changed its name to Meta
Brief • 3 min Read
American Employees Are Open to Employer-Mandated Vaccines
For new hires, employer vaccine mandates are more likely to be seen as a perk than a penalty
These startups are creating NFTs and digital swag for the metaverse middle class
20 years later, the 9/11 attacks are still seen as the biggest news event of the last half-century
Brief • 2 min Read
9/11 looms large in the minds of Americans
Americans are afraid their vaccine passports could get hacked
Brief • 3 min Read
Americans feel they’re worse off financially than their parents’ generation
Generation X is the least likely to believe they'll get rich one day
Millennials face yet another workplace challenge - ageism
Brief • 3 min Read
Growing up too fast? Older millennials already see themselves as middle-aged
When does middle age start? For older millennials, right now
How corporations can respond meaningfully to voter suppression bills
The biggest rebrands of the decade have this visionary designer in common
Remote work made digital nomads possible. The pandemic made them essential
Brief • 4 min Read
Digital Nomads Reveal a New Type of Remote Worker
Forget working from home. Now, it's all about working far from home.
A lot of people are spending their third stimulus checks on home improvements
Report: Women still aren't asking for raises, even though the pandemic hit them hard
Brief • 3 min Read
Moving On Up (And Out): Americans Consider Moving Farther from Work
A desire for bigger homes, upgraded amenities, home improvements, and greater distance from work are the latest byproducts of the pandemic.
Work at 1 of these 15 companies if you want to feel good about 2021
Employers say they're protecting essential workers from COVID-19. Some workers disagree
Is now a good time to change careers? More workers are feeling good about it
Brief • 3 min Read
Working from Home? Results May Vary.
Aside from home offices, living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms have also become productive workspaces.
Actually, Americans are feeling better than you think this winter
Brief • 4 min Read
Fast Company/Harris Poll: New Year Blues Affect Third of Americans
Winter weather and returning to work are cited as the most common reasons for seasonal depression.
Most people would be happy to never shake your hand again
Brief • 5 min Read
Most Americans Want to Continue COVID-Era Customs After COVID Ends
Most people would be happy to never shake hands again
Brief • 3 min Read
Pandemic Fashion Hits Home
Bedroom casual is the new business casual.
More than half of workers have binge-watched TV during work hours
'I can't handle it anymore': COVID fatigue is winning at the worst possible moment
Brief • 4 min Read
Americans Show Signs of COVID-19 Fatigue
We asked Americans if they're still proud to be Americans. Here's what they said
The ugly truth about tipping waitstaff during Covid-19
Brief • 2 min Read