Is it burnout, or is it moral injury?

There’s a difference between burnout and moral injury. That feeling of exhaustion at work may not be as simple as chronic stress. In some instances, it could be a conflict between one’s own moral compass, and what is required for the job—an issue that’s important for leadership to address.?

To improve teamwork, take a tip from Socrates. The ancient Greek concept of dialectic, or a back-and-forth exchange between people with differing viewpoints, has been shown to not just generate more ideas in the workplace, but also leads to more creative ones.?

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The GRE test requirement is falling out of favor. More schools are doing away with the 70-year-old standardized entrance exam for graduate programs as research has revealed it fails to measure success in one’s studies, and has a bias against people based on socioeconomic background.?

There’s a $70 billion reason Microsoft is bucking the anti-union trend. The company has maintained “neutrality” as workers at one of its subsidiaries have organized a union vote, but the hands-off approach is not entirely altruistic, as Microsoft seeks federal approval for its buyout of Activision Blizzard.?

More women in the US are taking the wheel in truck driving. In October, the number of women employed in the truck transportation industry hit a record 1.6 million, comprising 18% of the workforce, with many joining the profession as they flee burnout in the service and health sectors.?

We’re obsessed with trompe l’oeil cakes. Trompe l’oeil, or “deceives the eye” is an illusion technique used in a wide variety of art forms—including baking. Nowadays, it seems like we just can’t get enough of slicing into cake-that-doesn’t-look-like-cake. Dig into the sweet mystery of fake cakes in this week’s Quartz Weekly Obsession.? ?