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EDITORIAL: Boston Globe protest proves even the best in the industry aren’t exempt from culture of overwork

Editors September 29, 2021
The Boston Globe strike is a disheartening example of the working conditions inside of seemingly progressive newsrooms.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: The changing nature of internships as we begin to exit the pandemic

Hannah Bohn March 30, 2021
There is more to life than the steps we take to advance our careers and being students.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Remote work allows more accessibility, but poses risk for overworking, increasing disparity

Editors March 5, 2021
We don’t exactly know how increasing permanent remote work will impact the workforce — though it certainly comes with a number of risks and faults. But if employers can implement healthy practices and anticipate the technological needs of their employees, it could be an evolution for the better.
Massachusetts dropped from first to seventh place among states with the highest employment in the United States from July to August. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts now has seventh highest unemployment in U.S.

Madison Mercado September 22, 2020
Massachusetts no longer has the country’s highest unemployment rate.
For the month of July, Massachusetts had the country’s highest unemployment rate at 16.1 percent compared to the national rate of 10.1 percent. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. unemployment remains high despite businesses reopening

Allison Pirog September 9, 2020
Massachusetts’s unemployment rate for July was 16.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 10.2 percent, according to state data.
OP-ED: Millennials don't have to sacrifice passion for money in employment

OP-ED: Millennials don’t have to sacrifice passion for money in employment

Editors March 16, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. While in college, I had two types of jobs: passion jobs and bills jobs. My passion jobs...

Employers prefer thinking, other skills to major, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Many employers believe a candidate’s critical thinking and communication skills are more important than the major field of study that he or she pursued as an undergraduate at colleges such as Boston...

EDIT: No trespassing in a public domain

Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

A new report has revealed that the Internal Revenue Service will be checking into individual Twitter and Facebook accounts to check for improprieties. By checking social media, the IRS will be able to...

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