Gen Z’s latest and greatest contribution to the culture? Doing nothing. A growing number of Zoomers are refusing to embrace adulthood, according to statistics — choosing instead to be NEETs, Fortune reported. NEET stands for “not in employment, education, or training” — and the lifestyle is thought to be contributing to record levels of youth unemployment around … Read more
A young worker has revealed one question bosses need to stop asking their employees immediately. Chelsea Carney, 34, lives in Melbourne, Australia and is self-employed, but after years of working for other people, there’s one question she can’t stand. “Just a little thought for employers. Maybe before asking staff a question about why they’re taking … Read more
Shane O’Farrell didn’t intend to get rich buying and selling Lego — all the 35-year-old from Teaneck, New Jersey, wanted was a connection to his childhood back in Ireland, where the modest Fort Legoredo was one of his favorite playthings. Twenty years later, when he saw the kit going for hundreds higher than its 1996 retail … Read more
Want to see the back of your managers? Maybe consider calling the shots — permanent four-day workweeks, long lunch breaks, no Big Brother watching over your shoulder, and logging off by 5 p.m., all while crushing your workload? Too good to be true? You might be looking to be “unbossed” — the workplace trend of … Read more
I joined a well known tech firm and was thrilled, but the job is way more than I can cope with. Everyone works flat out, and I’m not getting any help from my manager, who said this is a “hustle culture” and I should expect it to be fast-paced. I’m getting seriously depressed but I’m… … Read more
Do you ever get the feeling someone’s watching you? In the age of remote working, employers have imagined new ways to keep tabs on employees — even without them realizing it. “There’s little transparency,” Hayley Tsukayama, the associate director of legislative activism at Electronic Frontier Foundation, told the Washington Post. “Even figuring out what is … Read more
Despite their reputation for being lazy, Gen Z is now being admired for their guts. The young generation — who has touted “lazy girl jobs” and “quiet quitting” — has earned a reputation of being hard to work with, but some industry veterans are applauding them for being able to stand their ground. Dan Schawbel, a future-of-work … Read more
Want to sample Michelin star food, watch Madonna strike a pose or see Yankees captain Aaron Judge slam a home run? These are all perks that Zane Michael, 25, has enjoyed working as a brand ambassador at local events. He boosts his earnings with summer side hustles while working at Trader Joe’s in Chelsea and … Read more
For this New Yorker, business is pleasure. Sarah Riccio ditched her traditional 9-to-5 to become a professional sex toy tester, a little-known odd job that remedied the 34-year-old’s dissatisfaction with a normal office workplace. Sex, she told Southwest News Service, is “the only thing I love more than sleep.” “I thought the only thing I … Read more
She’s the wind beneath his super-commuter wings. Holding down the fort, taming two toddlers and running a therapy practice all while your partner flies from Minneapolis and Manhattan for work each week is no easy lift. But mom Megan Bearce tackled the task with superhuman-like savvy as her hubby, Ian, took the nearly 1,200-mile hike … Read more
Texts, Slacks and Teams, oh my! In the world of remote work, Zoom calls and digital messaging have long reigned supreme — and good ol’ phone calls have fallen to the wayside. According to the Wall Street Journal, some employers are attempting to revive the phone call status quo to break up the monotony of staring … Read more
A university student has revealed her wild plan to be able to both buy a home and become a digital nomad before she’s even 25. *Violet, 22, lives in Queensland, Australia and runs the successful TikTok account Organise My Money, where she’s amassed over 170,000 likes. Once she finishes her degree, she plans to buy a … Read more
Antonia Arcabascio has always envied Pamela Anderson’s ample endowment. So, while dropping 60 pounds with exercise and Ozempic, the Staten Islander bought herself a set of breasts to beat the Playboy pinup’s perky pair. “Getting my boobs done during my weight loss journey has made me feel like my best self,” Arcabascio, 28, a cosmetologist, … Read more
“What do you do for work?” In Australia, the question ‘What do you do for work?’ is a classic icebreaker, right up there with ‘How good is the weather?’. However, one Aussie sparked a conversation by expressing her frustration with the question. Queenslander Llani Belle, 29, has taken to social media to reveal that she … Read more
They’re not keeping the change. A new survey has revealed that not many servers are actually pocketing more gratuities from tablet-style payment methods — which notoriously put an emotional burden on customers to tip in excess. The report from restaurant technology and mobile payment company SpotOn found that only 8% of workers said electronic tipping … Read more
Gone are the days when you have to log years or decades at a company before they approve you for remote work flexibility. Now, that once hard-earned perk is expected straight out of the gate. In a recent survey from FlexJobs, 40% of Gen Z respondents stated that remote-work options were important to them, with … Read more
We’re flying to get outta here. Flight attendant takes the top spot as the most wanted job in New York, according to a new survey of job seeking habits. Empire State residents appear to eager to get up from behind a desk — and move about the cabin — with an average of 16,815 of us … Read more
Young people are fed up with hustle culture and are choosing to protect their peace over career success. Ellie Kate, 22, used to work 12 hours a day on her online recruitment business until she packed it in to work as a barista. Now, her days start at 4:30am and end at 2 pm at … Read more
They’re stressed to impress. Boasting about how inundated you are at work might appear to convey professionalism and dedication to the job, but it can actually have the opposite effect, experts say. Employees who “stress brag,” or “busy brag,” are more likely to be perceived as less likable — and less competent — by their colleagues, per … Read more
Just call him Fusilli Dan. Dan Lee, 30, Army veteran, has recently launched his new Farina Pasta Bar food truck with the support of a nonprofit “food truck incubator” for veterans and active military spouses.The Sayreville native joined up after high school, serving through 2015. “You meet a lot of different people,” said Lee. “It’s … Read more