Hold That EmotionPass It On: You Can Bounce Back From A Negative Performance Review "The first thing to do is to be brutally honest with yourself." By The Swaddle Team
Slow RecoveryWorkplace Burnout Can Damage Confidence, Relationships for Years "In more severe cases, heightened levels of stress can lead to changes in brain structure, and as a result of that, the effects may persist for years," says one psychotherapist. By Devrupa Rakshit
No Better Than The RestAt Work, Jerks Don’t Get Ahead Any Faster Than Nice People: Study Nice guys don't always finish last. By Rajvi Desai
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Housewife Who Is Itching to Go Back to Her Pre‑Pandemic Routine "I'm enjoying it now that everything is going back to normal. My sons go to work and I have time for myself." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Sex Worker Trying to Standardize Pandemic Safe Sex Protocols "We’re insisting our clients wear masks and use sanitizers along with us. We have to save their family and keep ours safe too." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A 25‑Year‑Old Actor Who Has to Record Auditions On Her Own "Now, we’re sending casting directors audition videos online, but I’m not even sure they’re looking at my work." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Founder Who Has Always Worked From Home, But Is Now Struggling "I can’t work in a house when it hasn’t been cleaned on that day. You can’t skip a day. You have to clean it every day." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: The 30‑Year‑Old Psychiatrist Building an Online Private Practice "I also nod my head more, figure out more ways to illustrate 'I'm here' and 'I'm listening,' especially because eye contact is not super clear on video calls." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A 24‑Year‑Old Lawyer Struggles With Virtual Hearings "[Judges] use the free version of Zoom so the call drops after 45 minutes." By The Swaddle Team
Protesting ProductivityWhat Is Pre‑crastination? Precrastination is when people rush to get tasks done as soon as possible, simply for the sake of checking them off the to-do list. By Rajvi Desai
Sorry I Didn't Hear YouZoom Fatigue Is Why Working From Home Feels So Difficult In the debate between work-from-home advocates and lovers of office life, zoom fatigue might just be the clincher. By Rajvi Desai
Say Yes To The StressEverything You Need to Know About That Vague but Heavy Feeling of Stress Turns out, stress is only as damaging to our health as we think it is. By Pallavi Prasad
A Long WayAs Corporate Mental Health Programs Gain Popularity, Navigating Individual Struggles at Work Still Difficult Stigma and productivity concerns keep conversations between employers and employees about individual mental health out of reach. By Anubhuti Matta
Dialing InWork‑From‑Home Policies Are Popular in Theory, But Succeed Only in Ideal Settings The type of job and the relationship between employer and employee determine whether remote working arrangements benefit everyone. By Rajvi Desai
Till Pink Slips Do Us PartThe Pros and Cons of Having a Work Spouse Close friendships with co-workers can help us perform better -- or they can distract and drain us emotionally. By Liesl Goecker
Show Me The MoneyPay Transparency Looks Good on Paper but Proves a Tricky Policy to Implement While making salaries public has the power to bridge the gender pay gap, it has proven to negatively affect how employees view their work. By Rajvi Desai
Catch And ReleaseStress Is Contagious, but Here’s How We Can Avoid Infecting Each Other Talking about what we're doing to cope with our stress, rather than just talking about how stressed we are, can keep stress from affecting others. By Liesl Goecker
Always OnLack of Autonomy at Work Linked to Workplace Stress, Cardiovascular Problems Establishing boundaries at work and talking to loved ones are strategies that might help combat work stress. By Aditi Murti
