Hints and tips:
...It was introduced to mark the 60th anniversary of the Carrera watch and celebrated with a short — and really rather funny — film starring brand ambassador Ryan Gosling....
...yellow, red and blue iteration has instantly sold out but another take on the M.A.D.1 is to come in the summer....
...I had an image of Sophia Loren stirring soup with a wooden spoon, then getting up to sing....
...I love that Betsey Stevenson found a way to link Ryan Gosling’s hilarious “I’m Just Ken” rendition at the Oscars to male performance in the service economy....
...Ortenca, I’m stepping into your beat a little bit. I’m long deals. I feel like deals are back. You know, we saw an uptick in M&A, mergers and acquisitions, in the fourth quarter....
...about the financial advice I’d like to give her....
...My favourite buildings include the Mosque of Cordoba and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. They’re both so striking....
...or, you know, political trend or who knows, I think I’d be down for that....
...[MUSIC PLAYING] Isabel BerwickIt’s a roundtable discussion, and I’m joined by my FT colleagues Taylor Nicole Rogers and Sophia Smith in New York....
...Reader Sued O’Nym cites the poor state of office equipment: I’m at least 20 per cent more productive at home....
...the mistakes she’d made....
...In that spirit, we’d like to hear from you for a forthcoming episode: what’s the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to you at work?...
...I’m back from a month-long break, and my thanks go to Sophia Smith and Janina Conboye for keeping our inboxes supplied with great Working It newsletters. But it’s such fun to be at work again....
...Elevator pitch A grand hotel, a perfect location and, I’d say, a legend in the making....
...I think it can also work well to acknowledge the tears and just say, ‘please ignore that I’m crying and let’s keep going.’...
...I’m a latecomer to TikTok, so when a friend introduced me to the world of HR Tok, I dived into its world of work....
...I feel I’m just a custodian for another generation to come.”...
...I’m now on a four-day work week and only work extra hours when I really need to. I’m much healthier and happier now....
...The Ryan Gosling of his day. That's how big a star he was. And she got the lead in a movie opposite him and became an actress....
...(Sophia Smith) What’s more important for you to feel engaged with your work?...
...You can share your stories with me at sophia.smith@ft.com (and let me know if you’d like anonymity)....
...I’d recommend reading this moving piece on lockdown loneliness by the FT’s Claire Bushey....
...Sophia here, filling in for Isabel this week....
...I’m Sophia Smith, the latest addition to the FT’s Work & Careers desk. I’ve arrived here after three years as an editor at Medium, where I was surrounded by very kind, very smart people....
...But I’m performing myself. I’m performing a version of myself that’s not acutely introverted.” She catches herself. “I don’t mean to sound ungrateful.”...
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