I’ve been so deep in Pythagoras’ theorem I’d barely noticed the festive season was upon us

Lucy Kellaway left the FT this year to retrain. Here is her report card

After 32 years, you are still an enigma

The exponential rise of guff in business shows no sign of abating

There is no disgrace in losing your job, though the aftermath might turn ugly

Its new campus is expensive, grandiose — and good for its employees

Shock over the use of swear words exposes some misplaced prudery

From KPI to SLA, an alphabet soup of acronyms scares off inexperienced applicants

Men, women — all of us perform a valuable service

No is the new yes. I endeavour to refuse to do as much as I possibly can