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Some companies pay people to sit by a window and do almost nothing

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Sep 30, 2026

Some companies pay people to sit by a window and do almost nothing

Japan has a name for them. The strange part is what the system may be trying to preserve.

Companies stopped hiring juniors. Who becomes senior now?

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Sep 29, 2026

Companies stopped hiring juniors. Who becomes senior now?

Employment for young workers in AI-exposed jobs is running 19% behind their peers. The bigger problem comes later.

The 5-day workweek quietly became 6

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Sep 28, 2026

The 5-day workweek quietly became 6

74% of workers say they do some work on Sundays. Flexibility may have solved the wrong problem.

An out-of-office reply cost this company $10,000 a day

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Sep 25, 2026

An out-of-office reply cost this company $10,000 a day

It was supposed to say “I’m away.” The AI decided to read everything instead.

They gave everyone Friday off. People worked anyway.

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Sep 24, 2026

They gave everyone Friday off. People worked anyway.

Some worked longer during the week. Others secretly logged in Friday. The problem wasn’t the calendar.

He put cameras on remote workers. Then 23 quit.

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Sep 23, 2026

He put cameras on remote workers. Then 23 quit.

The boss called it accountability. The employees made a different decision.

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