Carter Grandbois was 16 years old, working for a junk-removal operator in Johnstown, Colorado, when he noticed the cash. His boss kept a thick stack of it in the center console of his truck. Grandbois went
NASCAR Hall of Fame racer Jimmie Johnson built a career on split-second decision-making at 200 miles per hour. But one habit he credits most for his success has nothing to do with speed or winning the
“A worker can oppose capitalism while still being forced to sell labor and buy necessities,” the reader wrote to me, “just as a prisoner can oppose incarceration while remaining confined.” Buying a secondhand jacket or
Scooping ice cream, lifeguarding swimming pools, and restocking retail stores during the summer has long been teenagers’ rite of passage. For most, it’s the first time they build real-world skills and earn their own
Gen Z has built its brand on anti-capitalist rhetoric. That just shows how misunderstood they are. The transaction data tells a very different story—and it’s not about twenty-somethings’ hypocrisy. The story that is
Depending on your point of view, young people today trying to choose an employment path either have immense opportunity or a bleak future. Entry-level corporate jobs are drying up, whether that’s due to AI
When Crumbl first opened its doors in northern Utah in 2017, cofounders Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley had a simple goal: create the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Nearly a decade later, that experiment has grown into
On one of the coldest nights of New York’s winter, hundreds of people lined up outside the New York Public Library. Not for a concert or the latest restaurant opening, but to simply read.
The job market has been a tough sell for many Gen Z graduates, with tariffs, economic uncertainty, and artificial intelligence reshaping hiring plans across corporate America. But according to Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang, the
As Gen Z wrestles with AI upending the traditional career ladder, a growing number of South Korean teenagers are skipping college and choosing vocational semiconductor schools instead—putting them on track for six-figure careers before
