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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #110
It’s just another example of “forced fun” at work, something we take a look at in the show “Severance” for Econ Extra Credit.
The hit Apple TV+ series “Severance” offers searing commentary on corporate values, organized labor and finding purpose at work.
Melissa Daimler says company culture is “not this nebulous set of values — it’s a very distinct set of behaviors that are then embedded into the daily workings of a company.”
Opposition to paid leave has often been rooted in the challenge it poses to businesses. That calculus is changing.
It’s about company culture, performance management and lots of logistics.
As workers struggle with burnout during the pandemic, some employers are testing a four-day week to combat overwork and lift morale.
Kim Belair co-founded Sweet Baby Inc. to create a safe place in the game industry. Can the values behind the company scale up?
As Anne Helen Petersen writes, messaging about empathy is different from taking action, and not every employee is buying it.
Remote working could slow the careers of young people, women and workers of color, experts say.
