Te-Ping Chen
Wall Street Journal
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Bosses’ New Task Is Figuring Out Who’s High at Work
With one in six American adults saying they smoke marijuana, companies change how they police use of the drug at work. → Read More
Helicopter Parents Show Up in the Workplace
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To Work Fewer Hours, They Put AI on the Job
New generative AI tools are helping professionals save time and boost their income. → Read More
Have You Praised a Colleague Today? Go On, Say Something Nice
Jacob Coite sent more than 2,700 compliments to co-workers last year, and he’s just getting started. Mr. Coite works in Northborough, Mass., as a scheduler for Esler Cos., a window and door installation company, and prides himself on coming up with creative ways to virtually backslap his colleagues. → Read More
Better Pay and Career Paths Drive U.S. Workers’ Decisions to Quit
Higher salaries and promotions beat out remote work and child-care needs as the top reasons employees leave for new roles. → Read More
A Little-Noticed Reason Workers Quit: Too Little Work
Some employers that rely on hourly workers hire large numbers but give each well under 40 weekly hours. Workers who want more hours quit. The result is turnover—and more trouble finding workers. → Read More
This CEO Lets His Employees Work Whenever They Want—From Wherever They Want
Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, talks about “asynchronous work” and why he thinks hybrid models will die out → Read More
It’s OK, Everyone Pretends Their Office Voice Mail Doesn’t Exist
Even after some office workers have returned to their desks, the phones still flash with unchecked messages. → Read More
As Employers Scramble to Fill Jobs, Workers Relish a Feeling of Power
With plenty of companies hiring, workers are quitting their jobs in droves and starting their own ventures. “I refuse to accept a position that’s just a position.” → Read More
Some Job Seekers Get Loud About Their Availability
You’re looking for a job, but should you advertise your availability on LinkedIn and other social networks with hashtags such as #OpentoWork? Recruiters and career coaches are split. → Read More
We Mastered Zoom From Home. Just Wait for Hybrid-Office Zoom.
There’s a new set of hiccups for video meetings when only part of the staff is in the office, including trying to all get in view; ‘close enough to rub noses.’ → Read More
With Delta Variant Surge, Office Returns Pose Tough Choices for the Immunocompromised
The medically vulnerable and their loved ones weigh whether to return to the workplace and risk Covid-19. → Read More
Why Gender Pronouns Are Becoming a Big Deal at Work
More people—and companies—seek to show support for transgender and nonbinary co-workers, so the practice of adding pronouns to email signatures and personal profiles is taking off. → Read More
How Office Culture Changed in the Pandemic—From Workers Who Went Back Ages Ago
Some corporate workers have been back at the office for more than a year and have much to share about how Covid-19 has changed the corporate workplace. → Read More
The Container Store’s New CEO Was a Hoarder Once. He Has Hope for You, Too.
Former Sephora executive Satish Malhotra, who took the reins at the home-and-office-goods retailer in February, explains how to make decluttering less daunting, the virtues of bed-making and why you need a Lazy Susan. → Read More
On a Trip to China's Countryside, Finding Connection in an Unexpected Place
As a Chinese American working in Beijing, I often felt adrift—until I ventured outside of the city and met a potter who showed me that I was in the right spot. → Read More
Covid-19 Threatens to Blow Up Law Firms’ Intense Office Culture—for Good
Lawyers have spent more time in the office than many other professionals during the pandemic. Now they’re demanding more work from home. → Read More
What Happens When Mental-Health Issues Get in the Way of Work
Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open is a public example of a private issue facing many companies. → Read More
Career Reboot: From App Developer to Aquarium Ace
The gift of a small tank for his desk sparked an unrecognized passion for sea life that’s led to a successful retail business. → Read More
Company Talent Contests Are Back—With Trapeze Stunts and Gingerbread Skyscrapers
Company competitions get reinvented for the Zoom era, bringing out flying trapeze videos, fondant and rivalries; ‘I’m still a little bitter’ → Read More