8 things Gen Z sees as burnout that Boomers & Gen X just call having a job

stylegirlfriend.com: A 24-year-old and a 56-year-old describe the same Wednesday. The younger one says it was brutal. Back-to-back calls, a manager who wanted a revision, a Slack message at 6:40 that she answered from the couch. She uses the word burnout twice before she gets to what happened after work. The older one says it was Wednesday.

How to build a culture of innovation

Fast Company: Every company wants to be innovative. Most approach this by trying to hire highly creative specialists or by spinning up a new “innovation” team. But companies that consistently innovate do something different: They build company-wide systems focused on customer solutions and make innovation part of everyday business.

Why I left the Kennedy Center

DC Theater Arts: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has always been a part of my life. Growing up just outside of Washington, D.C., in the 2000s, I always saw its large marble building as integral to my city’s landscape, just as much as the Washington Monument. I came of age in the building, seeing Theater for Young Audiences as a kid, national tours of Broadway musicals as a middle schooler, and music concerts as a high schooler.

Study examines how competition in the workplace affects employee well-being

Safety+Health: A competitive workplace culture may increase the risk of feeling like an impostor on job, which can adversely affect employee well-being, researchers say.

NBCUniversal Just Gave an RTO Order. Read the Memo.

Business Insider: NBCUniversal is the latest major media company to call its employees back into the office. The company told employees on Monday that starting on January 5, 2026, NBCU's hybrid employees would be required to work in person at least four days a week. Workers would still have the option to work remotely on Fridays.

ESSAY: What I Did For Love, And How I Plan To Do Less

rescripted.org: A strange ritual would often take place in the halls of my university’s theatre center. College students would convene before classes or rehearsals to present the hours of sleep they had claimed the night before. The student who shared the lowest number would wear this insomnia as a badge of honor. Bonus points were awarded if the time spent awake was done at the library, or in the theatre after hours. I perceived this bizarre ritual as a product of the college experience. Little did I know, the professional theatre would not be that different.

The Video Game Industry Can't Go On Like This

kotaku.com: At about this time next year, we’ll have a pretty good idea of what the next generation of video games will look like. New consoles will likely be shown off, bold new streaming initiatives will begin to launch, and we’ll see all the wonderful kinds of games they will bring us. All these new things will come, and we’ll close the book on a generation that saw the industry that makes games come under greater scrutiny than ever before, as studios shuttered, developers burned out, and toxic work culture fostered environments hostile to marginalized people.

How to Work with Different Communication Styles in the Office

www.lifehack.org: We all have our own unique way of communicating with each other. This is true in our personal lives as well as at work.

We all have run into people at both work and play that we just don’t seem to get. Not only do we not hit it off with them, we honestly have a hard time understanding the point they are making. It can be very frustrating interacting with someone when it seems like we are miles apart in the understanding department.

SAG-AFTRA Responds to Sarah Scott Sexual Harrassment Complaint

Variety: In a message posted on the SAG-AFTRA website on Monday, the union did not address Scott’s specific allegations, citing the confidentiality requirements of its procedures. Instead, SAG-AFTRA posted an extensive member advisory Monday about how those procedures work.

What needs to change in Hollywood one year after #MeToo?

USA TODAY: One year after the #MeToo movement began, difficult questions on how to change a harmful system remain. USA TODAY spoke with 26 members of a feminist film collective that came together earlier this year to produce a PSA to further the movement. Here, they offer firsthand insight into what needs to change to combat the culture of harassment in Hollywood and beyond.

Following Kevin Spacey Controversy, The Old Vic Announces The Guardians Network To Improve Workplace Culture

www.broadwayworld.com: Today, The Old Vic announces the Guardians Network - a collaboration between organisations committed to eliminating abuses of power in the workplace. The Guardians Programme, launched earlier this year, is designed to help any organisation go further in its commitment to creating a safe and secure working environment for all.

Tales From the Arts World: Women Who Bully Women

www.clydefitchreport.com: A well-employed writer, I was seduced into a brainstorm for the third series of a television drama. This would require two or three separate weeks and involve sitting in a room with four other writers, the producer and a note-taker, and improvising a broad-stroke story arc for a new series, building on the strengths of the previous ones. If all went well I would most likely end up writing for the series.