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Emma Jacobs

Work & Careers Columnist

Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. 

Prior to that she worked on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Friday, 13 September, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Your wellbeing is my utmost priority, so please get in touch if you have any concerns’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Thursday, 12 September, 2019
    Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
    Can lawyers learn to go home and get more sleep?

    The legal sector is finally tackling workplace stress

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Office life
    Fancy coffee becomes a must-have office perk

    High street café culture means that staff expect barista-made lattes at work

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    Long Story Short
    The FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Lunch with Labour’s John McDonnell; Google accused of exploiting personal data; the funnier side of office life

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    FT MagazineLife & Arts
    How to make friends as an adult

    When do you know if a colleague or acquaintance is something more?

  • Monday, 2 September, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘All, I’m detecting a lack of respect for my important new role’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    The Twittering Machine — our role in online misery

    An unflinching look at our toxic relationship with grim yet compelling social media

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    Television
    Do not adjust your set: there is too much television

    The new Apple TV Plus streaming service only adds to the overload

  • Monday, 19 August, 2019
    Women in business
    Why so many senior women are unfairly judged at work

    A new book unpicks the bias in business culture that leads us to think harshly of women

  • Promoted Content
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2019
    Managing yourself
    It’s open season for advice to the young — but who benefits?

    Talking about our careers and life choices makes us feel better about ourselves

  • Friday, 16 August, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Where’s the Blitz spirit we’ll need for a no-deal Brexit, eh?’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    House & Home
    How to spend summer in the city

    FT correspondents in the northern hemisphere on the pleasures and secrets of an urban August

  • Friday, 2 August, 2019
    House & Home
    What happens when the grandparents move in

    Multigenerational living arrangements are on the rise — but can everyone live in perfect harmony?

  • Friday, 2 August, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Why not run my family like a business?’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
    Business books
    FT business books of the month: August edition

    From unleashing your potential to taking control of your destiny — this month’s top titles

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
    Work & Careers
    Why work events are becoming a sober experience

    The boozy corporate party may be endangered after #MeToo and the rise of non-drinkers

  • Monday, 22 July, 2019
    InterviewWork & Careers
    After a decade online, Alfie Deyes looks to the future

    One of the first stars of YouTube is diversifying as the vlogging market matures

  • Friday, 19 July, 2019
    Office life
    Nothing says big-head like a grandiose auto-reply

    Worse than the holiday out-of-office is the one announcing the sender is working on a book

  • Friday, 19 July, 2019
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Three Women by Lisa Taddeo — sex lives in modern America

    A moving account of female desires that channels #MeToo and stands as a useful corrective

  • Friday, 19 July, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘There’s no rest for the gig-warriors!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 5 July, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Corporate hospitality makes you feel you’re in officer class’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 21 June, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Oh God, I’m being managed out!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Batten down the hatches as we bake up some batches!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
    InterviewWork & Careers
    The psychiatrist calming chief executives’ anxiety

    Stephen Pereira’s aim is to equip people with strategies to identify signs of stress

  • Friday, 24 May, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Amazing how productive you can be when you’re not in the office’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

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