Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Why open plan offices are like a nudist beachMay 20, 2018 1:07 am - In the #MeToo era, an open-office environment might seem like the perfect solution for fixing the sexual harassment that can take place behind closed office doors. If th...
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Eager to quit you job? Tips on bowing out gracefully.May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Q: After years with my company, I've finally had it. Our executives divert resources and change priorities without consulting project managers. Our micromanaging CEO ins...
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Is your open plan office promoting sexism?May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Back in the day employees at most businesses - big and small - found themselves walled in behind those bland and somewhat depressing office cubicles. You remember those....
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How to negotiate a lower rentMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - More Americans are renting their homes than at any time since 1965, according to the Pew Research Center. And government figures show that most of them will face a rent ...
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How corporate America is trying to foster more real talk about raceMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - Accenture North America CEO Julie Sweet remembers the day, in July 2016, when she realized a message to her employees wasn't going to be enough. It was after the shootin...
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Review: I was team #DeleteUber. Can Uber's new boss change my mind?May 19, 2018 1:15 am - I stopped riding Uber long ago and switched to its rival Lyft. Perhaps you did, too. To try to win us back, Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently met me in his offic...
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The restaurant where robots have replaced the chefsMay 19, 2018 1:05 am - The debate about whether cooking is more art or science is a never-ending one. But at Spyce, the latest culinary experiment in automation, that debate feels pretty well ...
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Pink Starbursts and brownie edges: How our quirky preferences are driving the future of snackingMay 19, 2018 1:00 am - About a year ago, my younger sister texted me a photo included in a clickbait listicle about "genius" food inventions: a plate of brownies at a bake sale, each individua...
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Why WhatsApp may present a greater challenge to democracy than FacebookMay 19, 2018 1:00 am - MANGALORE, India - Forget debates and rallies. Elections in India are now fought and won on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that is used by millions of people...
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Freaky robot dogs may soon be guarding a building near youMay 19, 2018 1:00 am - They look like they've scampered out of a thriller - sleek, four-legged robots vaguely resembling dogs, flinging open doors and evading attacks from the humans controlli...