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Future of Work

Vox’s coverage of the future of work: how we got here and what comes next.

It’s still possible to get what you want at work
Technology

The era of worker power isn’t over.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.Will using AI make Microsoft Word better? We’re going to find out.
Technology

Microsoft and Google are rolling out AI features to write your memos and emails for you. But they’re far from perfect.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Maybe AI can finally kill the cover letterMaybe AI can finally kill the cover letter
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Jobs still require cover letters. Apps like ChatGPT can help.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Bosses want to pay you more but give you lessBosses want to pay you more but give you less
Technology

A growing number of workers are going freelance, taking higher wages over benefits and job security.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Where will all the laid-off tech workers go?Where will all the laid-off tech workers go?
Technology

The bright side to all these terrible tech layoffs.

By Rani Molla
Your favorite tech giant wants you to know it’s a startup again
Technology

Facebook, Google, and Amazon are trying to get their groove back.

By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
It looks like people are actually moving back to San Francisco (really)It looks like people are actually moving back to San Francisco (really)
Technology

There’s a big sign that San Francisco may be making a comeback.

By Rani Molla
Quiet hiring and the endless quest to coin terms about work
Technology

From quiet quitting to the Great Resignation, why we won’t stop making up words about work.

By Rani Molla
Technology
How workers fought back in 2022How workers fought back in 2022
Technology

Workers unionized, quit their jobs, and refused to go back to the office.

By Rani Molla
Politics
The next Congress will be the most representative of Latino identity everThe next Congress will be the most representative of Latino identity ever
Politics

Voters are sending the highest number of Latino lawmakers to Congress ever, and increasing ideological diversity along with it.

By Christian Paz
Technology
Conferences want to cure the work-from-home bluesConferences want to cure the work-from-home blues
Technology

Sunshine and wine caves: How conferences are trying to win over a remote-work world.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Here’s what employers are cutting instead of your jobHere’s what employers are cutting instead of your job
Technology

You may get to keep your job, but you might lose your Zoom and your desk.

By Rani Molla
Technology
It wasn’t an ordinary Red Cup Day at Starbucks this yearIt wasn’t an ordinary Red Cup Day at Starbucks this year
Technology

Empty stores and unused cups: A look at the Starbucks strikes.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Silicon Valley layoffs are a reminder that your job won’t love you backSilicon Valley layoffs are a reminder that your job won’t love you back
Technology

After more than a decade of living their work, tech workers are being let go.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Twitter’s case study of how not to lay people offTwitter’s case study of how not to lay people off
Technology

Elon Musk’s layoffs at Twitter were a disaster. Silicon Valley, take note.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Where do restaurant “service fees” really go?Where do restaurant “service fees” really go?
Technology

Service charges are making dining out more expensive, but that doesn’t mean your server sees that cash.

By Rani Molla
Back to the future
Features

Rethinking old ideas about what we eat, where we live and work, and how we power our communities.

By Samantha Oltman and Adam Clark Estes
The future of the office is a lab
Explainers

What’s going to happen to the office space we no longer need?

By Rani Molla
Our buildings are making us sick
Explainers

Here’s how to fix them — and what’s getting in the way.

By Keren Landman, MD
Technology
Burnout was supposed to get better. It hasn’t.Burnout was supposed to get better. It hasn’t.
Technology

It’s not just you: Almost half of American office workers feel burned out at work.

By Rani Molla
Future of Work
The Future of Remote Work Q&A with Rani MollaThe Future of Remote Work Q&A with Rani Molla
Future of Work

On October 20, Rani answered audience questions about this pressing topic

By Jacqué Palmer
Technology
Women in leadership are leaning out (and into a better job)Women in leadership are leaning out (and into a better job)
Technology

Leaders are leaving at the highest rate on record.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Companies are being forced to reveal what a job pays. It’s a start.Companies are being forced to reveal what a job pays. It’s a start.
Technology

New pay transparency laws will help, but they still aren’t enough to eliminate the pay gap.

By Rani Molla
Technology
You’re going back to the office. Your boss isn’t.You’re going back to the office. Your boss isn’t.
Technology

Bosses are ordering people back to the office from the comfort of their own homes.

By Rani Molla
Technology
This is not your millennial’s job marketThis is not your millennial’s job market
Technology

Gen Z college grads are optimistic about their job prospects. They should be.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human handsAmazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands
Technology

A new Amazon robot handles 1,000 items an hour.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Remote workers are wasting their time proving they’re actually workingRemote workers are wasting their time proving they’re actually working
Technology

“Productivity theater” is getting worse.

By Rani Molla
Technology
How unions are winning again, in 4 chartsHow unions are winning again, in 4 charts
Technology

Workers have a lot to celebrate this Labor Day.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Starbucks is not playing nice with its new unionStarbucks is not playing nice with its new union
Technology

The company has started bargaining with just 3 of more than 200 unionized stores.

By Rani Molla
Technology
A second Trader Joe’s just unionized. It could be the next Starbucks.A second Trader Joe’s just unionized. It could be the next Starbucks.
Technology

The grocery chain is now famous for Hawaiian shirts, frozen foods, and union jobs.

By Rani Molla
Remote workers are starting new businesses behind their bosses’ backs
Technology

The rise of the side startup.

By Rani Molla
Technology
We’re one step closer to robots doing all our houseworkWe’re one step closer to robots doing all our housework
Technology

AI is slowly getting better at household chores.

By Rebecca Heilweil
The future of remote work, according to 6 experts
Technology

Make the case for working remotely — but not so much that your job gets outsourced.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Don’t mind the economy, now is still a good time to find a new jobDon’t mind the economy, now is still a good time to find a new job
Technology

Economists are predicting a recession but there are tons of open jobs. What’s going on?

By Rani Molla
Even bosses are joining the Great Resignation
Technology

New data shows a growing number of managers are quitting.

By Rani Molla
Technology
When you drive for work, $5 gas hurtsWhen you drive for work, $5 gas hurts
Technology

A look at how high gas prices are hurting workers and what to do about it.

By Rani Molla
Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire
Technology

Unions might not be the tech giant’s biggest labor threat.

By Jason Del Rey
Finding a new job is possible — even when you’re burned out
Even Better

Looking for a new job doesn’t have to be just another exhausting to-do list item.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Why the return to the office isn’t workingWhy the return to the office isn’t working
Technology

“I don’t gain anything besides a commute.”

By Rani Molla
Technology
Tell your boss: Working from home is making you more productiveTell your boss: Working from home is making you more productive
Technology

Employers are missing out by calling workers back to the office.

By Rani Molla