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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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  • 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

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
    Parenting and families
    The playground politics of the parents’ chat group

    Misinformation, gossip and scaremongering are poisoning communication channels

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    Television
    Tragedy suspends reality TV’s grim parade

    In retrospect, it is shocking that ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’ went on for so long

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    Long Story Short
    The FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Emma Jacobs’ top reads this week: WhatsApp hacked; China slowdown; farewell Doris Day

  • Friday, 10 May, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Mothers are incredible . . . Non-mothers are great too’

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

  • Friday, 10 May, 2019
    Fashion
    Would you let this woman choose your clothes?

    Having built a $1.5bn US business, Katrina Lake is bringing her etailer to the UK. We try Stitch Fix for size

  • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
    Parenting and families
    The key to future-proofing your children: relax

    Esther Wojcicki’s new book advises anxious parents to ‘calm down and trust themselves’

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 6 May, 2019
    Work & Careers
    Why radical transparency about salaries can pay off

    Telling colleagues what we earn is a powerful and ‘subversive’ act — but there are pitfalls

  • Monday, 29 April, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Islington’s grubbiness took my breath away’

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

  • Sunday, 28 April, 2019
    Work & Careers
    No passion please, we are British

    Work can be meaningful but only the faddish make it into a quasi-religious experience

  • Friday, 26 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers11 min
    How to switch your career to coding

    From teaching to coding: the FT on how to make a success in computer programming

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers11 min
    How to launch a career after years as a stay-at-home parent

    The FT finds out how to return to work after a long period away

  • Monday, 22 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers11 min
    How to deal with redundancy

    The FT looks at how to launch a new career after losing a job you love

  • Friday, 19 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers12 min
    How to retrain as a teacher

    The FT follows a senior executive's move to a job with more social value

  • Thursday, 18 April, 2019
    Work & Careers
    Victims of workplace bullying are let down by management 

    Companies must do a better job of standing up to bullies or they will continue losing talent

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers12 min
    How to turn your hobby into your full-time job

    From finance to fashion: the FT examines turning a passion into a career

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    FT SeriesThe career changers11 min
    How to start your own business

    The FT looks at what to expect when you give up a steady career to go it alone

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Crop out my lower torso to show my best side’

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

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
    Work & Careers
    How to prioritise in the fog of competing demands

    Being overwhelmed with work can limit employees’ ability to make wise choices

  • Monday, 1 April, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Fauxmenists? Yes, I am familiar with that term’

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

  • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
    Work & Careers
    ‘Touchy feely’ courses give graduates an edge

    Business schools have realised students need soft skills as well as hard knowledge

  • Friday, 15 March, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Don’t think cash flow. Think profile. Think viral!’

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

  • Monday, 11 March, 2019
    Work & Careers
    How to win over men and influence them

    Involving male colleagues in gender equality drives progress and reduces resentment

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