Leadership
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Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training
Some economists and experts say critical thinking and creativity will be more important than ever in the age of artificial intelligence, when an LLM can do much of the heavy lifting in coding or research. Take Benjamin Shiller, the Brandeis economics professor who recently told Fortune a “weirdness premium” will be valued in the labor
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Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere
Economists Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington argue that consultants can, at best, give dubious guidance, and at worst, exacerbate government and private sector dysfunction. In their book The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies, the economists argue consultants emerged in a post-Ronald Reagan era of
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‘The Pitt’ star thought he’d ‘die’ with $80K in student debt—he was working 3 jobs, ready to ditch acting and move to the Alaskan wilderness
Patrick Ball may play senior resident Dr. Frank Langdon on The Pitt, the hit HBO medical drama, but off-screen, his financial reality looked nothing like his character’s steady climb toward a six-figure salary. Before his breakout role, Ball came close to walking away from acting altogether—overwhelmed by student loan debt he feared would follow him
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United Airlines CEO judges candidates by whether pilots would want to go on a four-day trip with them—if not, they don’t get hired
CEOs who have climbed to the top of their industries have an eagle eye for talent who drive success—and many have developed their own tricks to find the right hires. In finding the right workers to steer the business to success, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has implemented an unusual test to find the right
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Eva Longoria says she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’—so she worked part time as a headhunter, closing deals from her soap opera dressing room
Most actors arrive in Hollywood with nothing but a headshot and a tolerance for instant noodles. Eva Longoria arrived with one rule: her dreams would not come at the expense of her bank account. Before she became a multimillionaire TV star, sipping rosé on Wisteria Lane as Desperate Housewives’ Gabrielle Solis, Longoria refused to rough
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JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon says don’t make big decisions when you’re tired—especially if it’s a Friday
No worker, from front-line employee to CEO, is immune to the end-of-week brain fog that comes after a string of intense days on the job. Over the course of his Wall Street career, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon has learned to avoid making big decisions when the weekend rolls around—fried nerves will only lead to poor choices.
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Zoom CEO predicts a 3-day workweek is just five years away—and he’s happy about it: ‘I hate working 5 days’
Zoom ushered in the remote era—cutting commutes, reshaping office culture, and giving millions of workers more control over their schedules. Now, as artificial intelligence begins to redefine productivity standards, Zoom’s CEO Eric Yuan is predicting an even bigger shift on the horizon: a dramatically shorter workweek. “I hate working five days,” Yuan told the Wall
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Gen Z doesn’t want your full-time job. They want several part-time roles, and it’s reshaping the entire workforce
The full-time job is often the most coveted form of work for employees; it often ensures stability, benefits, close relationships, and with time, it often guarantees more freedom. But Gen Z is ditching that workplace ideal. A new study from workforce management firm Deputy entitled “The Big Shift 2026” found that poly-employment, or what the
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Jamie Dimon says the best teams work like Navy SEALs, not sprawling ‘flat’ corporations
Corporate America has entered the era of the megamanager. For years now, employers have assigned more and more workers per boss in an effort to minimize the cost of managers and accelerate decision-making. But there’s one titan of industry bucking that trend: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. In his letter to shareholders, published Monday, the
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75% of Gen Z equate desk jobs with burnout and instability—and 1 in 4 are picking up a toolbelt instead
Desk jobs were once the golden ticket to steady pay, job security, and a career you could build a life around. But Gen Z isn’t so sure anymore. They’ve watched millennials do everything right, and still end up ground down, in debt, or laid off. And to top it off, they’re consistently being warned that