Dec 31, 2019

Closing the year with an open office plan

Women at work in the bookkeeping room at the Bank of America in Los Angeles circa 1970. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Plus: an update on U.S. trade relations, how a retired government contractor is winding down on the vineyard and a look at this decade in housing.

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Workplace Culture

Will the 2020s bring an end to the era of open offices?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 31, 2019

Blamed for everything from decreased productivity to increased flu cases, the majority of workers hate them, a survey says.

Collaboration or constant distraction? Google employees work in an open office in Berlin in January.

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There's a deal on the horizon, but has the trade war helped the economy?

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 31, 2019

The negative effects of tariffs outweigh any protection the manufacturing industry gets, a Federal Reserve report says.

President Donald Trump speaks to autoworkers at the American Center for Mobility in 2017 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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When it comes to mental health, U.S. employers are still not sure how to help

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

Dec 31, 2019

Many U.S. workers aren't getting the mental health support they need. Employers are trying to step up, but is it enough?

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My Economy

Finding joy after retirement, working at a vineyard

by Bennett Purser

Dec 31, 2019

For Chip Hunter, the instinct to work can’t be kicked.

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in Amissville, Virginia.

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The decade in housing

by Amy Scott

Dec 31, 2019

Out of one crisis and into another.

People look at a home for sale during an open house in April 2019 in San Francisco, California.

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Music from the episode

Juice Lizzo

Faza Delta - Version 2017 Hey

City Music Kevin Morby

Nightlite Bonobo, Bajka

That Girl Justin Timberlake

Formation Beyoncé

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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