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THE ATLANTIC
What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?
Today’s norms of responsiveness are ridiculous. We shouldn’t apologize for failing to meet them.
JANUARY 14, 2022
BUSINESS INSIDER
Work from home may be dooming us to a dystopian future of endless work
Getting to work where, when, and how we want feels like a profound victory — but the lack of clear office hours means work is bleeding into our personal time in new and disturbing ways.
OCTOBER 6, 2021
THE ATLANTIC
A Year at Home Showed People New Sides of Their Loved Ones
The pandemic made our worlds smaller, and as a result many came to know the people they live with more deeply.
MARCH 11, 2021
QUARTZ
The Future of the Digital Workplace
The pandemic has fueled a burgeoning market for digital tools designed to help colleagues collaborate at a distance.
The key to fixing work is culture, not digital tools: Q&A with Melissa Mazmanian
Will virtual offices make physical offices obsolete?
The workplace apps that could change the nature of work
February 7, 2021
FATHERLY
What Working Parents Need Above All Else Right Now, According to 6 Experts
Answers ranged from far-reaching policy changes to simple respites from the grind.
DECEMBER 22, 2020
NEW YORK TIMES: In Her Words
Ideal, Perfect, Ultimate: What Drives Parents to Seek the Unattainable?
Working parents toggle constantly among competing commitments, but many don’t want to do less; they want to do it all, better.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
WBUR: Here and Now
Even Before Pandemic, Working Parents Struggled To Achieve The 'Dreams Of The Overworked'
Emiko Tamagawa produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Tinku Ray.
JULY 13, 2020
THE ATLANTIC
This Isn’t Sustainable for Working Parents
The pandemic has already taken a toll on the careers of those with young children—particularly mothers.
JULY 9, 2020
THE ATLANTIC
What America Asks of Working Parents Is Impossible
More and more, the goals of being a dedicated employee and being a dedicated parent seem to be in conflict.
JUNE 24, 2020
THE ATLANTIC
We Need to Stop Trying to Replicate the Life We Had
Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey.
APRIL 10, 2020
THE ATLANTIC
The Art of Socializing During a Quarantine
Being cooped up at home will likely prompt feelings of loneliness no matter what, but these strategies might help make the experience less stifling.
MARCH 13, 2020
THE ATLANTIC
The Most Memorable Family and Education Interviews of the Year
Our reporters reflect on the words and ideas that resonated with them in 2019.
DECEMBER 31, 2019
THE ATLANTIC
The Slackification of the American Home
Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.
JULY 11, 2019
THE ATLANTIC
Drink From Home: The Rise of the Remote-Work Holiday Party
Off-site employees like eggnog too.
DECEMBER 15, 2016