On the Clock

Companies hungry for hard workers are lining up to hire military veterans.

The days of taking a hot job with bragging rights are fading in the face of inflation, student debt and high interest rates.

Briefly showing face at the office might fulfill a requirement, but bosses say they’re promoting and giving raises to workers who stay all day.

Some business leaders see the swaggering Colorado football coach as a model because of his ability to make confidence contagious.

Prestige, pay and just being wired differently motivate people to take on daunting roles, executives say.

Debt-free co-workers say they made sacrifices and smart choices, and they have little patience for sob stories.

Workers say retail therapy is the cure for return-to-the-office blues; desktop turntables and custom button-downs made from T-shirts.

Power dynamics get complicated when managers earn less than their employees.

Many employees shut down when managers raise their voices, but others say candid feedback—even the loud kind—is underrated.

Late afternoon, when many colleagues vanish, is why so many managers hate hybrid work.

Rapid-fire résumé submissions usually don’t work—but even when they do, the next job might be as bad as the last.

When executives’ adult children join the team, the office can get awkward.

Giving workers alone time could yield more innovation than getting everyone in a room, research shows.

Young professionals say they admire people who carve out personal time, then fail to do the same for themselves.

Artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT can save executives time. Or the use of AI can reflect poorly on their leadership.

Talking about emotional health with co-workers can break down taboos, but can also reveal too much information.

Artificial intelligence can’t close sales as well as people, but that could change.

Some companies are recruiting seniors on the premise that age equals a stronger work ethic.

Some companies that touted the virtues of flexible work setups now say it is a liability in a slowing economy.

Internal competition could be just the motivational boost you need, or so some bosses think.