Machines May Not Take Your Job, but One Could Become Your Boss
From today’s New York Times: When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of the insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps…
Further Thoughts on a Job Guarantee
From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Paul Krugman: As I wrote the other day, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may call herself a socialist and represent the left wing of the…
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Employees do want their job to matter, but meaning at work can be hard to find
From today’s Chicago Tribune by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz: Jennifer Ruiz holds her patient’s trembling hand as she presses a stethoscope to the frail woman’s chest and belly. She compliments the woman…