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These Are the Countries Where People Work the Most Hours

Ah, work-life balance – that ever-elusive ideal Canadian Millennials keep hearing about but have yet to see in the flesh. Well, look at it this way: at least you’re not employing your labour in Mexico. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mexicans work more hours than those

Unpaid Internships Will Remain a Thing for At Least Another Year

Did you know legalizing marijuana wasn’t the only thing Justin Trudeau said he would do if he became Prime Minister? Indeed, there were other initiatives on his agenda. Take unpaid internships, for example. The Liberal government’s 2017 federal budget promised to eliminate unpaid internships in federally regulated workplaces. That meant interns

Would You Work Longer Hours for a Shorter Work Week?

While Swedes are getting away with working, like, 25 minutes a week, it seems like Canadians are grinding harder than ever. On top of the societal pressure to wear busy-ness as a badge of honour, our increasingly expensive cities have made side hustles integral to survival. It’s no wonder our generation has time

I Spent a Week at Work Without My Phone – Here’s What Happened

Cutting technology completely out of my life seemed impossible, but from the moment I turned off my cell phone, the benefits were overwhelming. I wake up every day in a world so dependant on technology: Alarm clocks, electric toothbrushes, pre-set coffee machines, Tesla charging stations, Apple Pay, Instagram… the list