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But the real question isn’t whether bringing a coffee to an interview is good etiquette; it’s why something so trivial can influence how we judge a candidate in the first place. (Unsplash+)

An iced coffee won’t predict job performance — but it might reveal hiring bias

A recruiter’s advice that candidates should leave their iced coffee at home has sparked a familiar Gen Z workplace debate.
Many people continue working while managing chronic pain, often adapting their tasks and environments to reduce its impact. (Unsplash+_)

Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can’t solve everything

New research shows supportive supervisors may help protect employees’ psychological well-being, but meaningful support requires workplaces that can adapt to changing needs.
The European Union’s new transparency rules require companies to watermark content produced by generative AI systems, in a machine-readable format. (Unsplash)

An invisible AI watermark is coming to your messages. Your relationships may pay the price

If checking each other’s messages for AI fingerprints becomes a habit, even casual communication may be marred with suspicion and doubt.
Canadian workers are increasingly using generative AI, and employers are responding with more training. How it is delivered may matter as much as whether it is offered. (Unsplash+)

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

For older employees already experiencing burnout, poorly designed or poorly timed training can become an additional job demand rather than a solution.
Hybrid work can create unexpected problems and less certainty to workers’ routines than if they go either fully remote or fully in-office. LYCS Architecture on Unsplash

Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it

Many employees say they prefer flexibility when it comes to working in the office, but they find it creates uncertainty and unpredictability.
Men hold more than three-quarters of corporate board seats in Canada, and half of all boards have no women directors. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Why corporate leadership in Canada still remains dominated by men

An organizational researcher argues that biases about who leads and who cares are baked into the structures of work itself, which is detrimental to women.
Women and men doing the same jobs are routinely described in strikingly different terms by their professional networks. Researchers say that language gap is part of what keeps women out of leadership. (Unsplash)

Why being called ‘detail‑oriented’ can stall a woman’s career

New research finds that people consistently describe women as detail-focused and men as visionary, a bias with measurable consequences for who gets promoted.

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