I Did Social Media for a Baseball Team. My Boss Was Worried I’d Sleep With the Players.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyIt was one of the first things he said to me. The team’s general manager told me, the social media manager, that I couldn’t speak to players—because I might sleep with them. How do you successfully leverage…
There’s a Phrase We Use About the Bosses at the Bureau of Prisons: “F Up, Move Up”
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyI’m a teacher in a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida. I started off as a correctional officer, but I wanted to do something that was gonna have a more lasting effect: When I see students get their…
I Worked at a Labor Union. My Bosses Ran It Like a Cult.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.iStockPhoto/GettyOne might hope and expect that a union, of all employers, would nurture a healthy workplace culture for its staff. But that’s not necessarily the case, as Ellen (a pseudonym) discovered after accepting a job with a California…
My Boss at Google Said I Got Too “Emotional” About Trump’s Idea for a Muslim Registry
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My Boss in Silicon Valley Thought It Was Okay to Stick His Hand Down My Pants
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyGender inequality remains baked into the American ways of work and life. As of this year, an all-time high of 41 Fortune 500 CEOs were women—8.1 percent. You’ll find similarly abysmal men-to-women ratios among senior managers in lucrative…
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Renee Taylor was busy when I spoke with her. She was making 500 meals, following the day’s menu, “tamales, tacos, rice, pico,” accompanied by the background clamor of clattering metal serving trays. Following her release in 2013…