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Emma Jacobs

Work & Careers Writer

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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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    The Weekend Essay
    Have we had enough of the nanny employer?

    Companies pushed hard to attend to workers’ needs during the pandemic. But have they encroached too far into our personal lives?

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Employment
    It’s time to call a truce in the ‘war for talent’

    The fetishisation of stars omits the work of organisations or teams

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Special ReportUpskilling
    The new workplace: what young starters need to know

    The rise of hybrid working is making employers reassess the balance of online and in-person training for graduate recruits

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Leadership
    Humour in the office matters, but can a boss be funny?

    Leaders need a little levity to inject some closeness and trust into workplace relationships

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    ReviewFiction
    Ghost Lover — women in search of meaningful connections

    Lisa Taddeo’s collection of short stories probes the pain and pitfalls of female sex lives and modern dating

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Ageing Populations
    The metrics for attaining adulthood are ever-shifting

    This generation’s delay in growing up is explained by economic factors rather than any innate change

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Working It podcast17 min listen
    Has hybrid working made it harder to take time off sick?

    This week, host Isabel Berwick is joined by Emma Jacobs, author of one of the Financ…

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Management
    Cost of living crisis: employers step in to help

    Business leaders start to target more support towards lower-paid staff

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT business books: May edition

    Addressing social class at work and navigating politics to get things done — here are this month’s top titles

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Work & Careers
    The enduring fascination of the ‘power spouse’

    Partners who surrender their own professional ambitions spark endless curiosity

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Greener getaways: all aboard the 09:02 Country Garden Express from London

    Leave the car behind for a first-class train journey whose destination is a day of indulgence and exploration on a sustainable estate-cum-pastoral idyll: The Newt in Somerset

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Business travel
    Why our work trips are starting to look like holidays

    The blurring of business travel and leisure — bleisure — is booming in an ‘always-on’ world

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Managing yourself
    The new networking for a hybrid era

    Big real-life gatherings can seem daunting, and many people are rethinking how to re-establish professional connections

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Managing yourself
    The club that teaches women how to say ‘no’ to office housework

    Four female academics have identified the non-promotable tasks that have obstructed their, and their peers’, career paths

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Flexible working
    The end of sick days: has WFH made it harder to take time off?

    Remote working has made it easier to power through illness rather than rest, but this could be at a cost to health, wellbeing and productivity

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Travel
    Birch and the future of ‘work near home’

    A converted Hertfordshire manor house offers a place to ‘live, work and play’

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Office life
    Sibling rivalries, spousal squabbles — it’s great to be back in the office

    You may not be able to choose your workplace family but, unlike your real one, you can always ditch them and move on

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Twitter’s edit button will not rewrite your life

    Combating abuse and scams would be a better priority for the social media app

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Working It podcast21 min listen
    Does office romance actually make you a better worker?

    Mixing business and pleasure is high risk, but there are ways to make it work

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Management
    What makes staff want to leave their jobs? Ask them

    Don’t wait for an exit interview to talk to employees — the ‘stay’ interview helps retain them in the first place

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Womenswear
    Is the underwired bra over?

    Two years of working from home has led many professional women to switch to softer or sportier styles — or no bra at all

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT business books: March edition

    From creating more connected teams to digital transformation — here are this month’s top titles

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    Why US mothers deserve a $2,400 pay cheque

    ‘Having it all’ too often means ‘doing it all’, argues Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    Nica Burns: risk-taker who worked to reopen London’s theatreland

    Covid lockdowns tested the impresario’s entrepreneurial skills

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    Recruitment
    Boomerang employees: returning with new skills and experience

    Going back to a previous employer offers many benefits — but there are risks

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