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When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak?
In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often…
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Bleak
Business
Such Brave Girls: The dark comedy inspired by 'bleak' dating scene
Horrible snogs. Hideous outfits. Heinous crimes. Between bursts of laughter, that's how real-life sisters Kat Sadler and Lizzie Davidson…
Lifestyle
As the Real World Looks Bleak and Democracy Crumbles, TV Comedies Like ‘A Man on the Inside’ and ‘Shrinking’ Are Providing a Needed Mental Health Break
As the news continues to worsen in the real world, every day brings a new horror story. A modern U.S. gestapo tearing families apart with…
Celebrity
Rashida Jones and Tracee Ellis Ross Despair Over ‘Corporate Greed’ at Heart of Comically Bleak ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Common People’
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses major plot developments in the “Black Mirror” episode “Common People,” currently streaming on…
Business
China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
Business
Estee Lauder forecasts bleak quarterly profit, to cut up to 7,000 jobs
ESTEE Lauder on Tuesday (Feb 4) forecast third-quarter profit well below estimates, citing persistent weak demand at airports and travel…
Business
Levi’s bleak 2025 profit forecast after strong holiday quarter hits shares
LEVI Strauss forecast annual profit well below analysts’ estimates, taking a cautious stance despite a strong holiday quarter and sending…
Business
ECB to cut rates again amid bleak eurozone outlook
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates again this week amid a darkening outlook, with political turbulence in…