Talking the (workplace) talk

Published: July 23, 2024, 11:26 p.m.

“Act your wage,” “coffee badging,” “ghost jobs” \u2014 the internet is always vomiting up new workplace phrases. You may even use some of them to describe the bizarre job market of the past few years. So when popular work slang shifts from silly \u2014 “lazy girl jobs” \u2014 to grim \u2014 “quiet cutting” \u2014 are there hints about where the labor market is headed? Also in this episode: Tech firms ditch user counts, car sales motor on despite high costs and educators get educated about jobs at the Port of Baltimore.