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forrester.com
Free
Article
Roles Changing with AI
ContextVendor researchAuthor sells services

Forrester Predictions 2027: The AI Expectations Gap at Work

Free blog outlining Forrester’s predictions about workplace AI monitoring, unequal access to tools and employee backlash. The scenarios are forecasts rather than observed 2027 outcomes; the full client report and advisory services are separate paid offerings.

#ai-at-work#ai-adoption#role-change
forrester.comAdded Nov 13, 20260 opens
bamboohr.com
Free
Report
Workplace & Leadership
Vendor researchAuthor sells services

BambooHR: Bad Boss Index 2025

Published
2026-03-04

Free guide reporting a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. employees about manager behavior, turnover and fear of retaliation, with suggestions for HR intervention. Published March 2026 under the source’s Bad Boss Index 2025 title; findings are vendor-sponsored self-reports, not causal estimates.

#management#workplace#retention
bamboohr.comAdded Nov 13, 20260 opens
resume-now.com
Free
Report
Workplace & Leadership
ContextVendor researchAuthor sells services

Values vs. Vibes: Resume Now Values Gap Report

A Resume Now survey report on workplace values, stating that 70% of surveyed workers say leaders bend rules for favorites, with findings on fairness, favoritism and alignment between stated and practiced company values. Resume Now sells résumé-building services.

#workplace#survey#culture
resume-now.comAdded Nov 11, 20260 opens
talentlms.com
Free
Report
Roles Changing with AI
ContextVendor researchAuthor sells services

Habit Hugging: When Old Habits Block New Ways of Working

TalentLMS reports that 42% of surveyed employees still use tools or processes their managers think have been replaced. The vendor's research covers AI adoption, training and six strategies for changing work habits.

#ai-adoption#training#workplace
talentlms.comAdded Nov 7, 20260 opens
arxiv.org
Free
Research Paper
Research & Papers

Safety First: Psychological Safety as the Key to AI Transformation

Authors
Aaron Reich, Diana Wolfe, Matt Price, Alice Choe, Fergus Kidd, Hannah Wagner
Venue
arXiv (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed)
Published
2026-02-26
ID
arXiv:2602.23279

Preprint examining whether psychological safety is associated with workplace AI adoption and usage, using survey data from 2,257 employees at a global consulting firm.

#ai-adoption#workplace#psychological-safety
arxiv.orgAdded Oct 29, 20260 opens
cairnmillar.org.au
Free
Article
Career & Professional Optimization

From Performative Perks to Sustainable Wellbeing and Performance (Cairnmillar Institute)

Cairnmillar Institute article by Dr Tom Hammond arguing that perks and individually focused wellbeing initiatives have not moved average employee wellbeing, citing a study of roughly 46,000 workers, and that wellbeing is a structural outcome of how work is designed, how leaders behave, and how performance is defined and rewarded. Free to read.

#wellbeing#workplace#culture
cairnmillar.org.auAdded Oct 23, 20260 opens
preply.com
Free
Article
Workplace & Leadership

How Gen Z Is Changing Workplace Language

Preply study using survey data, Reddit analysis and search trends to show which corporate phrases confuse, annoy or are declining among Gen Z workers.

#gen z#workplace#communication
preply.comAdded Oct 21, 20261 opens
visier.com
Free
Article
Career & Professional Optimization

AI in the Workplace: New Research on Performative AI

Visier survey of 1,000 US employees on AI at work: 48% say they exaggerate their AI use and 59% doubt leaders have a plan for it.

#AI at work#research#workplace
visier.comAdded Oct 12, 20260 opens
library.hbs.edu
Free
Article
Workplace & Leadership

Cheating at Work Isn't Just About Character—It's About Conditions (HBS Working Knowledge)

A Harvard Business School Working Knowledge article by Avery Forman (June 8, 2026) on research by Livia Alfonsi. A study of about 5,500 people in Kenya before and during the COVID-19 pandemic found that financial stress made most participants more willing to cheat; the article covers steps companies can take to deter cheating and support employees. Free to read.

#workplace#ethics#research
library.hbs.eduAdded Oct 9, 20260 opens
businessinsider.com
Free
Blog
Technology & Ethics

Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else

A Business Insider report on Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke's September 2026 interview on "The Knowledge Project" podcast, where he said AI makes it easy to pass along work that has not been checked — "slop grenades" — such as long AI-written emails that recipients must summarize with another model. Lütke said AI is most valuable when it makes people's thinking clearer and more concise, and that "humans take responsibility."

#ai#workplace#productivity
businessinsider.comAdded Oct 8, 20260 opens
research.google
Free
Article
AI & Future of Work

Does Better Work Always Mean Better Workers?

Authors
David Autor, Tanya Rodchenko
Published
2026-10-07

Google Research post on a three-month randomized controlled trial with patent attorneys: AI use raised work quality across the board, but only senior lawyers showed stronger unassisted judgment afterward; junior lawyers showed no average skill gain.

#ai#skills#workplace
research.googleAdded Oct 8, 20260 opens
resume-now.com
Free
Report
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

America's Workplace AI Temp Check (Resume Now)

Resume Now's survey report on how U.S. workers say AI is changing their jobs, workloads and job security. The site blocked automated reading, so this description comes from the page title.

#ai#workplace#survey
resume-now.comAdded Oct 1, 20260 opens
gallup.com
Free
Research Hub
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Gallup Workplace Insights

Gallup's library of workplace research articles on engagement, management, hiring and AI at work.

#workplace#survey#research
gallup.comAdded Sep 29, 20260 opens
gallup.com
Free
Article
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Gallup: Workers Continue to Report Downsizing

Gallup survey findings on how many U.S. workers report downsizing at their organizations.

#layoff#survey#workplace
gallup.comAdded Sep 29, 20260 opens
owllabs.com
Free
Report
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Owl Labs State of Hybrid Work 2026 (US Report)

Owl Labs' tenth annual survey report on how US employees work across office, hybrid, and remote arrangements, including attitudes toward return-to-office policies and workplace technology. Owl Labs sells video-conferencing hardware, so it has a commercial interest in hybrid work.

#hybrid-work#remote-work#survey
owllabs.comAdded Sep 27, 20260 opens
fastcompany.com
Free
Publication
Career & Professional Optimization

"Hushed coping": the quiet way women sabotage themselves at work

Fast Company article on how women may quietly manage stress at work in ways that hold back their careers.

Why I recommend it: Fast Company sometimes limits free reads. I couldn't open the page, so the description comes from its title.

#career advice#workplace#women
fastcompany.comAdded Sep 25, 20260 opens
nber.org
Free
Research Paper
Career & Professional Optimization

The Value of One Office Day a Month (NBER Working Paper 35331)

Authors
Cevat Giray Aksoy, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis
Venue
NBER Working Paper 35331
Published
June 2026

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis and co-authors estimate how much workers value small amounts of in-office time versus fully remote work (June 2026).

Why I recommend it: Handy for negotiating hybrid arrangements. Bloom is a long-time advocate of hybrid work; the paper is not yet peer reviewed.

#economics#hybrid work#remote work
nber.orgAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens