BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE The idea of True Love is infused into everything girls are exposed to growing up. It’s a fantasy we’re born into. As soon as you hit puberty, love becomes a realistic goal you should be striving for,…
This couple ditched their jobs to travel across the country in a tiny house on wheels (photos)
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP All photos by Guillaume Dutilh @ Tiny House Giant Journey. Tiny houses and dream-like, converted vans have been taking over our Instagram feeds, our Pinterest boards, and quite possibly, have become some of our most googled items.…
These companies encourage their employees to get high at the office
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP It looks like 2017 may be the year that the term “gateway drug” is finally gone forever when talking about weed. Good riddance. Farewell. See ya. As more and more people who have turned their noses away…
Someone mapped out the history of America’s unemployment rate- and it’s a complete shitshow
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP We know that unemployment rates have been, and will continue to be, a national problem. The unemployment rates seem to rise and then fall just as quickly on a monthly basis. According to the Washington Post, America…
Beautiful wildlife sanctuary could be yours for free – as long as you’re willing to care for the animals
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In what could only be one of the greatest and most rewarding jobs ever, Harry Kunz has spent the last 30 years working with animals and building a thriving wildlife oasis – Eagles Nest Wildlife Sanctuary. His…
These female Japanese warriors are seriously badass
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE The Onna-Bugeisha were women who knew how to kick ass and take names. Beautiful, powerful and terrifying, they stood heroes among men, commanding armies and striking fear in the hearts of anyone that dared to stand in…
Tales of migration: Chasing after the North American dream
BY: AISHA ILYAD Toronto, a city with a population of more than 2 million people and home to 6 million people in The Greater Toronto Area, is one of the most multicultural cities in the world and is ranked as the…
Make good $$$ as a professional odour tester, chocolate taster and other strange careers
BY JACK M. Tired of the nine-to-five grind at the office? No future at the factory assembly line? Bored with that commission-only job in retail? Or maybe you’re still looking around for your first real job after finishing school. If…
The 6-hour workday just might be coming to a workplace near you
By: JACK M. Go to college or university for four years, work your ass off for a subsistence wage for another four years, and those of us lucky enough to actually land a decent career are expected to put in…
‘The Flexibility Stigma’ shows there are also downsides to working from home
BY: Adrian Smith You’d think working from home would lighten up the hours and stress that usually comes from the office—or at least make workers feel comfortable enough that it seems this way, but researchers are finding that working from…
Hawaii will pay you $50,000 to work in paradise
BY: CAROLINE ROLF It’s easy to tell why Hawaii is considered one of America’s happiest states. It boasts sun, sand and surfing. Recently however, a fierce competition has broke out across the islands. Competition, that is, for teachers. There is…
Why Psychopaths Are Great “CEO Material”
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO For anyone who has ever worked in a hostile corporate environment, the intense personalities of executives are all too familiar and far too scary. These peoples’ personalities can be described as devious, competitive and lacking empathy. They…
The world’s most isolated island paradise wants to pay you to live there
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For some, working and interacting with others in a social hub of activity and ideas is the greatest part of any job. But for others, even the thought of interacting with anyone other than their cat is…
If you feel your passion wrinkling like a grape under the sun, this will reinvigorate your life (video)
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE We have all felt the sudden onset of bleakness that settles behind our eyes and clouds everything that stands before them. But understand that perspective is a choice. There are fewer things more exhausting than managers and…
Why your first job should be in a developing country
BY: IVAN DAMNJOVIC All images below by Ivan Damnjanovic Follow Ivan online: Twitter & Instagram April 25, 2015 at 11:56 a.m., an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes Nepal, impacting tens of thousands of people and costing $5 billion in damages. Less…
This study found that colleges have more earning power than universities
BY: ALEX BROWN As many high-school teachers are keen to point out to the shocked faces of the classroom, the immediate employment rates of university graduates are lower than those of college graduates. And as a new study reveals, when…
Here’s what happened when I decided to collect people’s stories, instead of things.
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO Two years ago, I worked in a very corporate environment where it literally took twenty minutes every morning to get into the office. I had to go through valet workers, front desk security, assistants and elevator attendants.…
Starting work before 10am isn’t just soul crushing, this scientist says it’s equivalent to torture
BY: TYLER FYFE It’s 9 am and under the the cheap hue of white fluorescent light, a daily workforce of cataleptic creatures crane their necks over an excel spreadsheet. According to Dr. Paul Kelley of Oxford University, this is what…
So apparently the 40-hour work week isn’t just soul-eating, it’s literally bad for business
BY: SAREEMA HUSAIN John likes what he does. He wakes up at six daily, takes a shower, shaves, puts on his suit, and if it’s a Monday, he might shine his shoes before he leaves the house. John doesn’t have…
This start-up allows you to quit your job and become a working nomad
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In a job market with global unemployment feared to increase from the current 201 million unemployed by 11 million by 2019, the opportunity to work while travelling can feel far out of reach. With many workers feeling like…