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‘My mind was shrieking: “What am I doing?”’ – when the digital nomad dream turns sour | Work & careers
Jason, a 34-year-old American, is stumbling around the pool table, cue in hand. Five Saigon beers later, he will shuffle out, clamber on to a…
Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research | Economics
The number of new entry-level UK jobs has dropped by almost a third since the launch of ChatGPT, new figures suggest, as companies use AI…
Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say | Astronomy
For more than a century, astronomers assumed she had simply “computed” complex calculations for the Victorian men who had exclusive use of Cambridge Observatory telescopes.…
Cutting personal independent payments: potentially devastating or justified? | Benefits
As predicted (Starmer offers ‘massive concessions’ on welfare bill to Labour rebels, 26 June), an attempt has been made to salvage the welfare bill. Discontented…
Whatever happened to telling jokes at work? | Life and style
Whatever happened to sharing jokes in the workplace (or even among friends)? It used to be commonplace; not any more. Nigel Parsons, London Post your…
Calling someone a ‘Karen’ is ‘borderline racist, sexist and ageist’, tribunal says | Employment tribunals
Calling someone a “Karen” is “borderline racist, sexist and ageist”, a tribunal judge has said. Employment judge George Alliott said the term, typically targeted at…
‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’ | Work-life balance
It is 10pm in Seoul, South Korea, but Hyun Jin Lee is not heading home. The recent college graduate – an employee in the IT…
UK graduates facing worst job market since 2018 amid rise of AI, says Indeed | Graduate careers
University graduates in the UK are facing the toughest job market since 2018, figures suggest, as employers pause hiring and use AI to cut costs…