Ray A. Smith
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Careers and lifestyle reporter at The Wall Street Journal. You can also find me on LinkedIn. https://t.co/a4SSTGFK07
Wall Street Journal - NYC
Joined March 2009
For more of us, the workday is bleeding into the work evening. Many workers say the intensity is rising as companies slow hiring, trim costs and add more tasks to existing roles. https://t.co/kwXQgQsxBd via @WSJ
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Employees’ days are bleeding into the evening, new data show—thanks to a growing load of meetings, emails and, yes, actual work.
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Good manners occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner.
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Good manners occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner.
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Millennials’ love of Fleetwood Mac puts them in retirement age, according to the latest Spotify Wrapped.
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Millennials’ love of Fleetwood Mac puts them in retirement age, according to the latest Spotify Wrapped.
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From “The Devil Wears Prada" to "9 to 5," the workplace has always been ready for its Holllywood close-up. A look at how movies have reflected workers - and bosses. https://t.co/7KRAEhJIZQ via @WSJ #thedevilwearsprada
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Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.
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It was a delight to interview @BenMank77 of @tcm for this look at how movies from “On the Waterfront” to “Metropolis” and “Norma Rae,” depicted and reflected workplaces. Grab some popcorn and take a look at this list, with key clips included. https://t.co/BqGmdE2WvP via @WSJ
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Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.
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Stoppard spun wordplay, philosophical debates and scientific principles into award-winning works including “Arcadia” and the screenplay for “Shakespeare in Love.”
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Stoppard spun wordplay, philosophical debates and scientific principles into award-winning works including “Arcadia” and the screenplay for “Shakespeare in Love.”
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Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.
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Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.
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From “On the Waterfront” to “Wall Street” to “Norma Rae,” here’s a look at movies that were all about the workplace but also a good watch. Spend some fun time with this interactive look at how movies have reflected—and redefined—the workplace, https://t.co/lqWA8rIM1j via @WSJ
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Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.
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The Best Theater of 2025: Well-known works such as ‘Oedipus’ and ‘Waiting for Godot’ stood out this year thanks to fresh interpretations from talented actors and ambitious directors https://t.co/MTLW8IhkNH via @WSJBooks
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Well-known works such as ‘Oedipus’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ stood out this year thanks to fresh interpretations from talented actors and ambitious directors.
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Office designers are looking at some of the biggest annoyances in today’s workplaces—and using technology to solve them. Six experts give us their take on the future of offices. https://t.co/ThrYvjE9Th via @WSJ
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Six experts offer their solutions to these workplace-design annoyances.
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Amazon informed staffers via a text-email combo. Target asked workers to stay home. Does any of that make job cuts less painful? https://t.co/Ar5pdlgZA3
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Amazon informed staffers via a text-email combo. Target asked them to stay home. Does any of it make job cuts less painful?
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Class of 2026, beware: Companies say next year’s graduate hiring market is likely to be worse than this year’s
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Hires from the Class of 2026 will stay largely flat, employers project, as layoffs rise and AI is able to do more entry-level tasks.
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As the holidays draw near, Sandra Bernhard isn’t planning parties. She’s getting ready to take the stage. “I’ve always said, if you work the last day of the year, you work the first day of the year,” the performer and comedian said.
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When deciding what roles to take, the actress makes sure it’s not ‘something I would be embarrassed by.’
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Since her breakout performance in the 1983 Martin Scorsese film 'The King of Comedy,' Sandra Bernhard has played both comedic and dramatic roles in shows ranging from 'Roseanne' to intense drama 'Severance.” She has a busy couple months ahead. https://t.co/2pXGKGECMW via @WSJ
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When deciding what roles to take, the actress makes sure it’s not ‘something I would be embarrassed by.’
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Breaking: Zohran Mamdani wins NYC’s mayoral race, capping the Democratic socialist's meteoric rise to lead America's most populous city. 🔗 https://t.co/uCI3JVeAzv
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Layoffs Aren’t Shaking Gen Z’s Commitment to Work-Life Balance - Recent layoffs have reinforced beliefs among some younger professionals that loyalty to a company won’t be returned. https://t.co/6hNBeIPZM2 via @WSJ
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Recent layoffs have reinforced beliefs among some younger professionals that loyalty to a company won’t be returned.
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Artist Behind Duct-Taped Banana Has New Test for Art Market: A Gold Toilet. Will it make collectors feel flush? Sotheby’s is about to find out. https://t.co/ltRATZKYKv via @WSJ
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The 18-karat toilet, now valued at $10 million, is a rare and wry test of art’s appeal beyond its material worth as a precious metal.
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Inside the Scorched-Earth Breakup Album of the Year - The U.K. singer Lily Allen’s breakup record, “West End Girl,” is blunt and blistering. https://t.co/sTBaJjC19M via @WSJ #lilyallen
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The album is said to be about the end of her marriage to ‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour.
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Trump and Xi met face-to-face for the first time in six years, emerging from what Trump called “an amazing meeting” with an immediate U.S. cut in tariffs on Chinese goods https://t.co/R5WtxpcDbf via @WSJ
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The leaders’ first face-to-face summit in six years offered relief to both sides, while the high-stakes rivalry between the U.S. and China carries on.
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