Work
Best Job in the World: Enter the ‘Red Zone’
"I started to resent the day off because it would break my routine. Stockholm Syndrome is natural there. You start believing everyone’s bullshit."
Best Job in the World: Gates of Hell (Macca's Overnight)
We’d paper, scissors, rock to clean the vomit and blood.
OTT Job Applications Are on the Rise. Do They Even Work?
With branded CVs and gift packages going viral on TikTok, we ask recruiters if creative job applications are worth it.
Best Job In The World: Blood, Shit and Q Fever
The interviewer looked at me and said “hmmm, you go to uni, so you can read and write”. We shook hands. I was officially an abattoir worker.
Urgent: That Work Thing Is Probably Not Urgent
Having an “urgency culture” can feel like it’s rocket fuel for productivity. But when every task is top priority, it’s a problem.
What Do You Do After You Quit Your Job?
Here are 10 things you can do with all the glorious time and energy you’re about to have.
Portraits of Workers Who Prop Up the Gig Economy
Artist Arnaud Adami wants to paint Deliveroo and UberEats riders into art history.
Your Job Sucks? You Might Like Permalancing, But Here’s What You Should Know.
Not quite freelancers, but not full-time employees – more people are now “permalancers” instead. But read this before it lures you into leaving your toxic job.
America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
A new attendance policy has made the life of train conductors and engineers a nightmare, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
This Cafe Won’t Let Me Leave Until I’ve Finished Writing This Article
In this small brick-walled cafe, I was in a race against time—and myself.
Working All the Time Is Not the Vibe
Psychologists share tips on taking breaks, chilling out, and sticking it to the man.