Work Shift

In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising costs of living, and a cultural change in perspective toward productivity at work, the traditional workplace—one that employs workers from 9 to 5 for 40 hours a week—is dead. In Work Shift, the Daily Dot examines what the increase of working from home means for professionals in a digital age where workers can never truly clock out. In these stories, local governments turn to spyware to monitor employee efficiency, TikTok influencing provides supplemental income for creators of color, and Gen Z relies on social media to grasp modern work culture.