Visits: 31 Felipe Gallegos used to work in fashion, designing store displays for Abercrombie & Fitch and Uniqlo. Now he spends his days with plants, helping them thrive in office buildings across New York City. On a recent morning, Mr. …
They Lost Their Jobs, Then Went Viral on TikTok
Visits: 23 Some workers are using the platform to share stories about job cuts, give advice and search for new roles. Bailey Harris, 25, worked as a recruiter for a big tech company for more than a year and a …
How Quitting a Job Changed My Personal Finances
Visits: 26 We asked people who quit their jobs during the “Great Resignation” what sort of financial challenges it brought. This is what they told us. Melody and Ian Karle were not happy. It was February 2021, and the couple …
How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Career
Visits: 31 A FedEx driver hand-crafting soaps. A hairstylist hawking porkless bao buns. A restaurant manager repurposing denim jackets. The dream of turning a hobby in to a Plan B career is almost a cliché of the gig economy, with …
No More All-Nighters!
Visits: 30 Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to [email protected]. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. The Obnoxiousness of Celebrating Poor Time Management At all-staff meetings, managers …
Athletes Leaving the Field Are Joining LinkedIn
Visits: 83 In college, Josh Martin struggled to answer a question that stumps plenty of students: What’s next? Martin played football for Columbia University from 2009 to 2012 but wasn’t expecting his career to consist of tackles and sacks. He …
Couture Fashion: Here’s What Happened
Visits: 41 In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels for the couture shows. Those singular displays of fashion art — handmade …
The Unsung Heroes of Fashion, Now Mostly Unemployed
Visits: 51 In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels for the couture shows. Those singular displays of fashion art — handmade …