I love the read the New York Times on Sunday.
Today’s paper had a few work-related articles worth noting…
“Working Life (High and Low)” highlights some of the dangers and risks for people who are independent contractors, as exemplified by the infuriating chain of events in Jean Capobianco’s tenure with FedEx. But there’s also an interesting profile of Patagonia and how it values work-life balance for its employees — some of whom go out surfing during their lunch hour.
There’s also a column about the deluge of email, which is a common frustration for many workers. Alas the piece doesn’t offer much in the way of advice, so you might want to look here. (In fact, I need to do some inbox-clearing today…)
And the big investigation of military “analysts” that are trotted out on TV news revealed some disconcerting tendencies among the men (usually retired officers) who have this gig.
