Careers and Professions

February 10, 2022

Fashion Is Getting an Inclusion Rider

Coming soon to the catwalks: a contractual diversity pledge already adopted by some in Hollywood. In 2018, the actress Frances McDormand gave an acerbic Oscars acceptance […]
February 13, 2021

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Career

At Home Make: Birria Explore: ‘Bridgerton’ Style Parent: With Improv Read: Joyce Carol Oates Credit…Photo Illustrations by Sam Cannon For The New York Times Skip to […]
January 22, 2021

My Co-Worker Is a Scammer and She Gets on My Last Nerve

Credit…Margeaux Walter for The New York Times Skip to contentSkip to site index work Friend My Co-Worker Is a Scammer and She Gets on My Last […]
November 2, 2020

Looking for Job Advice? Try TikTok

Career coaches are watching their follower counts soar on the short-form video app in the midst of a global recession.
October 30, 2020

Whitewater Unions, and a Toobin-Like Bathroom Mistake

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August 20, 2020

Working From Home

In the Before Time, Dan O’Leary, a director of business partnerships at a tech company, commuted two to three hours a day and flew on weekly […]
July 5, 2020

Couture Fashion: Here's What Happened

In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels […]
July 4, 2020

The Unsung Heroes of Fashion, Now Mostly Unemployed

In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels […]
May 1, 2020

Bored at Work? The Solution Involves a Small Orange Man

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April 16, 2020

I’m Working Remotely. Can I Keep Hiding My Secret Baby?

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