Taylor Telford
Washington Post
Washington, DC, United States
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Rooftops, cafes and Zoom rooms: Libraries evolve to serve remote workers
Libraries have become a popular co-working space in the hybrid era. → Read More
How queer went corporate: The 50-year evolution of LGBTQ+ marketing
Inclusive ads from Miller Lite to Subaru to Bud Light have gone from trailblazing to commonplace to controversial again. → Read More
AT&T is the latest big firm mandating that workers come to the office
The move reflects the corporate world’s ongoing push to reestablish the office as the center of work. → Read More
Bud Light has managed to unite the left and right in anger
Sales are down 3 percent for the year after the company made a bid for inclusion, then backpedaled. → Read More
Bob Iger rebuilt Disney. Fighting DeSantis could define his legacy.
Corporate America is closely watching to see whether one of the country’s most powerful companies can face down a threat to its self-governance and free speech. → Read More
Workers don’t have to hush for severance anymore. Here’s why it matters.
A new ruling gives workers more freedom to share information about former employers. → Read More
This bill could make the four day workweek a reality
A new bill in the House would make the 4-day workweek a national reality. The Post spoke with Rep. Takano about why it's the right time to rethink the workweek. → Read More
Gen Z, young millennials are normalizing dating co-workers
Both Generation Z workers and younger millennials are more likely to say they’d be open to an office romance than other generations. → Read More
America’s offices are now half-full. They may not get much fuller.
U.S. office occupancy hit 50 percent last week for the first time since the pandemic, according to data tracked by Kastle Systems. Experts think this could be the new normal. → Read More
Pay transparency is here. Corporate America is still catching up.
As some of the country’s biggest job markets move to require salary ranges, the black box of pay is being cracked open. → Read More
These buzzwords show how work changed in 2022
Work was wacky this year. From quiet quitting to RTO, here are the terms that dominated conversation. → Read More
Happy holidays, you’re laid off: White-collar workers bear brunt of downturn
As Corporate America prepares for a possible recession in 2023, companies big and small are axing thousands of positions amid the holidays. → Read More
Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work
American workplaces rely heavily on incentives to achieve performance targets, but focus on rewards can lead to ethical lapses, research shows. → Read More
U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
The productivity plunge is perplexing, because productivity took off to levels not seen in decades when the pandemic forced the switch to remote work. But that growth spurt was short-lived, even as companies shifted to hybrid models, in part because employees argued that the flexibility helped them work more efficiently. → Read More
Biden wants to let gig workers be employees. Here’s why it matters.
Labor advocates praise a proposal to bring back Obama-era standards for classifying workers as employees or contractors. Companies say it would raise costs and create uncertainty. → Read More
Study: When companies hire Black CEOs, their stock jumps
Researchers reviewing thousands of CEO appointments found firms appointing Black CEOs saw a short-term bump in market capitlization after the announcement. → Read More
Politics are becoming tougher to avoid at work, survey finds
A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found a rise in political discussions and volatility in the workplace. → Read More
California law forces most companies to provide salary info in job ads
Pay transparency is having a moment with a California law that will force most companies to provide info in job ads. Here’s what you should know. → Read More
Is the pandemic over? Pre-covid activities Americans are (and are not) resuming.
Americans are back in-person for family reunions, live music, casinos and cosmetic surgeries. But not so much when it comes to movies, therapy and funerals. → Read More
More workers are back in offices. It’s still nothing like before.
Return to office hit a pandemic high last week, with peak office occupancy on Wednesday, in a sign that company mandates are having some impact. → Read More