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Emma Jacobs

Work & Careers Writer

Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. Previously, at the FT she has edited features, UK news, as well as working on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
    Work-life balance
    Can a virtual PA turbocharge your career?

    Services that take on the boring family admin claim they free up more headspace for professional endeavours. Emma Jacobs tried it out

  • Monday, 29 May, 2023
    Work-life balance
    ‘Everyone has the right to completely log off’: what bosses think about the right to disconnect

    The FT has spoken to managers about their own work practices and their views on legislation to protect workers’ time

  • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
    Social affairs
    The pressure to be hot never ends — just ask Martha Stewart

    Women used to be able to give in to middle life, but now high beauty standards stalk the ageing process

  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    Fashion
    Work and weekend wardrobes — do we need boundaries?

    Leisure and office clothes are becoming increasingly interchangeable

  • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
    Women in business
    Only connect: hybrid work fuels demand for female networks

    Groups solely for women offer support to senior professionals but some face claims of elitism

  • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
    Corporate culture
    How to spot corporate rot

    CBI scandal has prompted business leaders to re-examine their culture and treatment of staff

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    FT Globetrotter
    Greener getaways from London

    This series from FT Globetrotter highlights sustainable escapes from the UK capital, from destination restaurants focusing on biodynamic farming, to luxury hotels showcasing environmentally-friendly design — and all are just a train journey away . . . 

  • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    Will AI solve my midlife crisis?

    The answers from a chatbot career coach are mind-numbingly obvious but may entice people to be more open

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    ReviewFiction
    Curtis Sittenfeld’s Romantic Comedy — love life under the spotlight

    This keenly anticipated new novel — about the amorous ambitions of a TV sketch writer — is layered with witty social observation

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Working It
    How video calls kill creativity

    Also in today’s newsletter, women mark 50 years trading at the London Stock Exchange

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    Mental health
    Therapy at work: banks and law firms among those offering counselling as staff perk

    Linklaters, The Bank of England and JPMorgan Chase are making virtual and on-site psychologists available

  • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
    Food & Beverage
    The playground Prime craze is a lesson in modern marketing

    Influencers targeting today’s teens are selling to a sophisticated audience complicit in the game of online hype

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Special ReportThe Modern Workplace: People
    Why the new workplace is a work in progress

    Covid-19 dismantled outdated practices but what replaces them remains contested

  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
    Workplace diversity & equality
    The benefits of revealing neurodiversity in the workplace

    Disclosing a diagnosis is difficult and sensitive but can lead to a better working environment

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Arts
    From a Jeff Koons to a Roman spoon, the unbearable shame of breaking things

    Decades after an unfortunate work experience incident, I still squirm at accidents like last week’s shattering of a balloon dog

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Working It
    How to find your ‘professional critic’

    Also in today’s newsletter, we explore the art and science of succession planning

  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
    UK business & economy
    Most companies in UK four-day week trial to continue with flexible working

    Organisers found that revenue rose and staff departures fell at participating businesses

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants
    Consultancy alumni networks focus on mutual benefits

    With care, former colleagues become clients, ambassadors and returners

  • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
    Waste management & recycling
    Is it wise to keep your stuff — or just storing up trouble?

    Holding on to belongings for reuse can become overwhelming

  • Monday, 6 February, 2023
    Style
    The menopause makeover — what to make of a ‘gold rush’ of new products

    As celebrities help break taboos, brands are looking to cash in

  • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
    Person in the News
    Sally Wainwright, ‘Happy Valley’ creator takes centre stage

    The writer, known for her strong female characters, is keeping fans guessing to the end

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    ReviewArts
    Episode 3 of ‘The Last of Us’ shows TV at its best

    WARNING: SPOILERS | ‘Long Long Time’ offered a moment to breathe after the post-apocalyptic drama’s frenetic start

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    Managing yourself
    The high-stakes business of managing brand ‘Me’

    Monetising your life can be lucrative and career-enhancing — even ordinary people do it

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Work & Careers
    The great meeting bloat deserves a purge

    Our pandemic working patterns have raised the number of gatherings in which nothing is achieved

  • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
    Workplace diversity & equality
    Year in a word: quiet quitting

    The viral concept that triggered a conversation about entitled employers

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