Crew members’ videos let cruising fans get behind the scenes of what life is really like on board. (Spoiler: It’s not as glamorous as you might think.)
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?
Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
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The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
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A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture
Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.
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What to know about the Fed meeting.
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the second meeting in a row even though the government shutdown is obscuring officials’ view of the economy.
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Museum Workers Feel Happier, but Burnout and Low Pay Still Loom
Employee satisfaction has improved over the last few years, according to a new survey, but the field is troubled by low pay, burnout and “new culture wars.”
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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s October Meeting
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the second meeting in a row even though the government shutdown is obscuring officials’ view of the economy.
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U.S. Manufacturing’s Mixed Picture in 4 Charts
President Trump vowed to bring factories back. Is he succeeding?
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UPS Has Already Cut 48,000 Workers This Year
The delivery company said about 70 percent of the layoffs affected drivers and warehouse workers.
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Fed’s Policy Path Looks More Treacherous as Shutdown Delays Critical Data
The central bank is poised to lower interest rates again on Wednesday despite having only a partial view of how the economy is faring.
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India’s Most Valuable Export: Tens of Millions of Workers
India plans to send its vast work force abroad to countries with labor shortages, like Germany and Japan.
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Target to Cut 1,800 Corporate Jobs in Efficiency Drive
The retail chain’s incoming chief executive, who will take over in February, cited “too many layers and overlapping work” in a memo.