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Teenage Workland
Taking stock of teenage worker wellbeing (in words, numbers, and music)
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Bob Merberg
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5 Big Announcements (with 1 freebie). And how to win a $15 gift card.
Get extra value from Heigh Ho with new features. Plus, a behind-the-scenes look at what's next.
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Bob Merberg
April 2023
Faking a Smile Can Lift Your Mood… Or Burn You Out
Here's what happens when you're instructed to look happy
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Bob Merberg
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Hardscrabble Jobs: Character Builders or Mental Health Risk Factors?
A mistreated newsboy becomes a titan of industry
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Here's What I Learned Working at a Warehouse
Warning: I open up about drugs, firearms, misogyny, rodents, crime, shame, homelessness, and sweaty straphangers.
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Bob Merberg
March 2023
The 7 Dwarfs: Engaged Team Players or Marginalized "Others"?
What looks like a degrading portrayal of outcasts has also been framed as an homage to American labor
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Snow White-washing Child Labor, Then and Now
Is Snow White's truth stranger than fiction? As 5 million kids toil in mines globally and battle lines are drawn for and against US child labor, now's…
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Bob Merberg
Resource: Little Snow-White
The original-ish fairy tale published by The Brothers Grimm
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Bob Merberg
Here's How Music Affects Work and Workers
6 all-important study findings, plus 4 tips for your playlist
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Bob Merberg
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Barely Grasping Bare Minimum Monday
Work is important to our identity, social network, and wellbeing. But at some point, it drains us.
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Bob Merberg
Expectations of Working Life
The influence of pop culture — including media targeted to the kiddos — shouldn’t be underestimated. Decoding it helps explain how and why we show up at…
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Bob Merberg
February 2023
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