jobs
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Awake to the World: Talking with Tyler Barton
Tyler Barton discusses his new story collection, ETERNAL NIGHT AT THE NATURE MUSEUM.
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Work Isn’t All Hardship: Talking with Kikuko Tsumura
Kikuko Tsumura discusses her newly translated novel, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope and the Job, A Story in Five Epiphanies
I’d love to prove that I can sell windows.
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CA$H 4 GOLD
I will not end up like these woman, I promise myself, left behind and living in some suburb. I will not be anyone’s baby. I will be a real artist instead, a writer.
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Those Who Serve
To me, service is a transaction, and when you serve with real commitment, you might be on the receiving end of an appreciation that feels like a form of love.
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A Step Towards a Good Thing
We believe this is critical to our future: to publish the best books that appeal to readers everywhere, we need to have people from different backgrounds with different perspectives and a workforce that truly reflects today’s society. Penguin Random House…
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E-books Threaten Warehouse Jobs
The rise of e-books are threatening jobs in publishing once again—this time, it’s the warehouse workers that once distributed physical books. Penguin Random House is laying off warehouse workers, since electronic books are delivered wirelessly and never need to be…
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The Fiction of Work
Most work is not fulfilling, and by the time we finally realize it all the friends we’d like to turn to for support have been scattered across the globe in pursuit of fulfilling work. At Ploughshares, Tim Ellison looks at…
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Everyday You’re Hustlin’
If you’re not making enough money, or if you’re stuck in a dead-end job that you’re overqualified for, it’s because you just aren’t hustling hard enough. It most certainly is not because there aren’t enough jobs, or the minimum wage…
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The Best Job You’ll Get With That Degree
Young, rich, Ivy League-educated and unemployed? Francesca Mari has the job for you. When I was an undergrad at Harvard, the English department produced fancy brochures about the opportunities available to its majors: teacher, editor, Rhodes scholar. Personal assistant was…
