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Employee automates 70% of his daily tasks so he’s more efficient, but his manager tells him to slow down and do it manually

Would you expect your boss to be happy that you’re so efficient, or would you think he’d want you to slow down? In this story ...
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Pointless work tasks driving employees to switch off and burn out, new research finds

Unfair or pointless work tasks are driving more employees to mentally check out, turning to the internet to cope with stress, sleepless nights, and next-day burnout, new research shows. Subscribe to ...
The Business Journals

Rise of ‘helicopter managers’ fuels task masking by burned-out workers

Mar 25, 2025, 6:42am CDT Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 7:11am CDT Image provided by Getty Images (Portra) The dynamic between managers and employees has new stakes as more workers return to the office.
Forbes

Work Set-Ups Should Adapt To Employees’ Needs

The way tasks and responsibilities are arranged at work can affect employees' job satisfaction and well-being - even shape who they are as individuals. When Jasmine took over as project lead for a ...
Fast Company

How to reframe mundane tasks with meaning

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited NASA for the first time. While on a tour of the facility, the president met a janitor in the hallway. As the story goes, Kennedy casually asked the janitor ...