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  • Overtime? We don't pay no stinkin' overtime!

    The "U.S. Department of Labor," aka Tony "The Enforcer" Scroogissima, makes American workers an offer they can't refuse.
    By Joyce McGreevy January 13, 2004

  • No safety net for programmers

    When manufacturing jobs go overseas, laid-off workers are eligible for a host of benefits. But if you're one of the tens of thousands of software producers whose jobs have been outsourced, you're out of luck.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski January 12, 2004

  • The phones don't stop

    I can barely bring myself to do my job, the reprimands are getting serious, my co-workers are getting fired. How did I get here? More important, how do I get out?
    By Gilbert Neal January 9, 2004

  • The phones don't stop

    Trapped in a dead-end job at a customer-service call center, a man in his mid-30s hears the ringing and just doesn't care.
    By Gilbert Neal January 8, 2004

  • "Moving to India is not a luxury. It is a necessity"

    American workers won't like what venture capitalist Ravi Chiruvolu says about why his tech start-ups are built using Indian workers. But they'd better listen.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski December 17, 2003

  • Oh, Wholly Blight (with apologies to St. Luke)

    And it came to pass, that The Recovery would come upon the land, but still Joe and Marie did not have jobs.
    By Joyce McGreevy December 15, 2003

  • It's an uninsured life!

    A Christmas carol for our times.
    By Joyce McGreevy December 1, 2003

  • Notes from an activist: After Miami, what next?

    Direct action offers a thrill at once addictive and searing, but this movement needs to grow, or we will only be speaking to ourselves.
    By Marisa Handler November 24, 2003

  • Notes from an activist: Running with the Black Bloc

    On a day of chaos and confrontation between riot police and protesters in Miami, stereotypes are broken and solidarity is forged.
    By Marisa Handler November 21, 2003

  • Notes from an activist: Preparing for the showdown

    On Day 2, tension starts to rise as thousands of protesters plan for a collision with thousands of police.
    By Marisa Handler November 20, 2003

  • Notes from an activist: Welcome to Miami

    On my first day in South Florida, here to conduct direct action protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas conference, obstacles loom, but the spirit surges.
    By Marisa Handler November 19, 2003

  • Look, ma, no hands!

    Economy "not dead yet," says treasury secretary, announcing next big stunt.
    By Joyce McGreevy November 17, 2003

  • Want to stop your job from being outsourced? Join a union.

    At least one systems administrator has had enough: It's time to hit the picket line.
    By Joel Keller November 6, 2003

  • Gone in the blink of an eye

    Berkeley researchers declare 14 million U.S. jobs are at risk of being outsourced.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski November 5, 2003

  • Welcome to the machine?

    Consumers love ATMs, self-checkout machines and airport boarding-pass kiosks. But what about the workers who get automated out of existence?
    By Farhad Manjoo September 18, 2003

  • How to keep your job

    Staying off the unemployment lines doesn't have to be a chore, just as long as you follow these fun 'n' easy steps!
    By Joyce McGreevy July 14, 2003

  • America rejoices as Bush's $217 tax cut produces mass wealth in Malaysia

    Plus more great news from your favorite show, NTR -- "Now That's Republican!"
    By Joyce McGreevy May 28, 2003

  • Unemployment: Is it for you?

    Future looks bright for those interested in a life of unemployment, experts say.
    By Joyce McGreevy May 13, 2003

  • Take this tech job and shove it

    Sure, there are plenty of opportunities out there -- if you have 10 years of experience and are willing to work for free.
    By Farhad Manjoo March 13, 2003

  • Outsourcing rejection

    I screened job applicants over the phone for a company I didn't work for. My favorite part: Arrogant middle managers who suddenly began to grovel when they realized I wasn't the receptionist.
    By Ali Davis February 4, 2003

  • Even programmers get the blues

    As the economic downturn deepens, once-immune geeks are starting to feel the pinch.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski March 13, 2001

  • So how much do you make?

    Once taboo, salaries are now a hot topic among today's young working stiffs.
    By Kasia Anderson August 22, 2000

  • Where do you want to work today?

    Microsoft goes for "station domination," wallpapering a San Francisco subway station with recruiting ads.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski March 2, 2000

  • The great Web "brain drain"

    Is the Net sucking up corporate America's best and brightest -- or just its greediest?
    By Scott Rosenberg June 11, 1999

  • Letter from Pusan: The party's over

    Rolf Potts describes the heady rise and wistful fall of expat life in South Korea.
    By Rolf Potts September 24, 1998
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