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Rati Sahi Levesque, in comments shared through Fast Company's M-Suite community for women leaders, argues that corporate America should let employees set their own work schedules rather than enforce rigid hours, provided the work gets done. The community, aimed at women balancing leadership and motherhood, is inviting new members to apply.
Research cited shows 38% of employees went through multiple RTO policy changes in 2024, with 6% experiencing more than five. One large retail company first required three in-office days, fell short, then mandated four days to force compliance toward three — a tactic that ultimately achieved the target attendance level.
A personal essay argues that corporate perks like decorated offices, gyms, and stocked kitchens are framed as happiness boosters but are actually designed to increase employee productivity and output. The author, reflecting on their own disillusionment with workplace culture, contends that companies substitute material additions for genuinely reducing employee stress or negatives, while loyalty rhetoric like 'we're a family' evaporates when workers underperform.
A productivity column argues that chronic feelings of failure around time management often stem from overly rigid planning rather than poor execution. The author suggests that life's inherent unpredictability means plans will rarely unfold exactly as intended, and recommends building slack and lower expectations into daily schedules instead of chasing flawless execution.
New research finds that having a good relationship with one's manager correlates with higher job satisfaction regardless of whether employees work remotely, hybrid, or in-office. The finding comes amid continued employer pushes to bring workers back to physical offices after the pandemic.
An Entrepreneur contributor describes selling her fintech company at age 36 for an eight-figure sum, expecting the sudden freedom to feel liberating. Instead, losing her CEO role and daily responsibilities triggered what she calls an identity crisis, prompting her to spend a year experimenting with hobbies like chess, sewing and yoga to relearn how she wanted to spend her time.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that career success is shaped less by one big decision and more by small, repeated choices made early on involving time, health and money. The piece draws on the author's experience as an executive and mentor, along with examples from college athletics, to illustrate how early habits compound over decades.
A blog post titled 'Programming Isn't Special' contrasts the creative industry's broad pushback against AI—writers' strikes, artist open letters, musician lawsuits—with many programmers' continued use of AI coding tools despite disliking them. The author contends this double standard rests on a false distinction, arguing that programming is itself a form of Art and citing John Berger's concept of 'mystification' from 'Ways of Seeing' to challenge the idea that functional work can't be artistic.
A company expanded its team by hiring a role focused solely on reporting and relaying information, believing it would increase capacity. However, the new hire became a bottleneck, as the role depended on others to act on the information, creating delays instead of efficiency. The mistake was in designing a role that was more of a messenger than a producer, leading to a growing queue of unresolved issues.
A seasoned professional recounts their experience switching careers at 30 and highlights the lack of support from close ones. They emphasize that career changes, especially in tech, are challenging and often met with discouragement, particularly during times of rapid AI-driven industry shifts. The article offers advice on seeking mentorship and understanding the realities of transitioning into new roles or industries.
Research discussed in the article finds that blanket restrictions on sending or reading email outside work hours don't solve the underlying problem of excessive workloads and blurred boundaries. Instead, the piece points to the example of a parent emailing late at night without expecting an immediate reply, noting colleagues often can't tell that from the message itself.
An AI industry founder, who also parents two teenagers, writes that people should actively shape how artificial intelligence integrates into daily life rather than leaving those decisions to a small group of technologists. The founder frames this as advice given directly to their own children as they consider future careers.