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Emma Jacobs

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Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. Previously, at the FT she has edited features, UK news, as well as working on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Sunday, 29 August, 2021
    Future of work
    The battle over the future of work is about autonomy

    While the debate around offices reopening pits the workplace against the home, the real issue is control

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    Personal development
    BetterUp rides the mental health tech boom

    Alexi Robichaux, co-founder of the coaching platform, sets ambition to democratise leadership and motivational training

  • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
    Beer and spirits
    Lockdowns have allowed us to reappraise our approach to drinking

    The closure of bars and restaurants showed there are different ways to socialise

  • Monday, 2 August, 2021
    Flexible working
    Office chores: time to count the cost of unpaid labour?

    The post-pandemic workplace offers a new chance to demand equality when it comes to taking on extra tasks

  • Sunday, 4 July, 2021
    FT SeriesGraduates: the class of 2021
    Graduate jobs after the pandemic: ‘I’m only an email address to my team’

    The lockdown cohort has suffered knocks to its training, networks and confidence, and there are fewer entry-level jobs to go round

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    State of Mind special
    ‘Our children are coming to terms with a different life’

    Covid has badly hit kids’ mental health, but schools and psychologists are finding creative ways to help

  • Monday, 31 May, 2021
    FT SeriesThe new workplace
    Are you working in a fractured organisation?

    Old norms are shattered and ‘languishing’ is the new buzzword for how we feel. There’s never been a better chance for change

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    FT Magazine
    How TV shows filled our need for the office

    From ‘Succession’ to ‘Superstore’, we turned on our televisions during the pandemic for a fix of working lives

  • Monday, 17 May, 2021
    FT SeriesThe new workplace
    How to avoid the return of office cliques

    Some managers are wary of telling staff that going into a workplace has networking benefits

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  • Monday, 10 May, 2021
    Special ReportFT Wealth: Entrepreneurs
    How should wealthy parents treat wayward offspring?

    Experts offer advice on what to do when children are irresponsible with money

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    FT SeriesThe new workplace
    The new frontiers of hybrid work take shape

    The post-pandemic ‘third way’ of working is going to be hard for businesses to navigate well

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Oscar winners 2021
    Chloé Zhao: the film director capturing life on the edge

    The force behind ‘Nomadland’ is winning awards and looking forward to super heroes

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Flexible working
    Lights, camera, childcare: on-set nurseries aim to transform film industry

    A ‘Peaky Blinders’ star has kickstarted a campaign to help parents in long-hours workplaces

  • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
    Future of work
    Chief medical officers are now at the heart of business

    A year into the pandemic, the expertise of doctors turned executives is in high demand

  • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
    Social affairs
    Covid lockdown is tough on couples

    Being cooped up together 24/7 puts an extra strain on relationships, but there are upsides

  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    News in-depthUK police
    Met faces its MeToo moment with anger over attitude of officers

    Women victims of crime say London force does not take claims of harassment, violence and sexual assault seriously

  • Monday, 8 March, 2021
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    Are the changing rules of work good for women?

    Covid is rewriting ways of working but with little consensus on best practice. Plus: win a free executive MBA

  • Sunday, 7 March, 2021
    Future of work
    Do young people really need the office?

    It sometimes seems during the pandemic that the idea of the workplace has become invested with magical powers

  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    Work & Careers
    Ideas flow as an orchestra and school team up

    When classical musicians took up residence in a London comprehensive, it sparked an exchange of skills

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    FT SeriesBurnout: the next health crisis?
    Feeling the strain: stress and anxiety weigh on world’s workers

    Hundreds of FT readers responded to our survey — the pandemic is leaving many overwhelmed

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Work & Careers
    Should Covid vaccines be mandatory at work?

    A few companies have introduced ‘no jab, no job’ policies, but it is unclear if such steps are lawful

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    InterviewSarah Jaffe
    Why you should ditch ‘follow your passion’ careers advice

    A new book tackles the myth that we should all love our work — it won’t love us back

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    The Big Read
    Where’s the spark? How lockdown caused a creativity crisis

    With remote working taking a toll on collaboration, managers are brainstorming ways to ensure the flow of new ideas

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Sarah Cooper: ‘Trump is the most dangerous man to ever hold the office’

    The comedian on the power of satire — and what the president really thinks of her lip-sync TikTok videos

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    ReviewWork & Careers
    FT Business Books: January edition

    From the chemistry of connections to the ‘new rules’ of business — here are this month’s top titles

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