Job hunting in 2026 can mean chatting with a robot, getting rejected by AI, encountering ghost jobs and competing with a flood of applicants. Why it matters: This isn't just candidates venting on LinkedIn or TikTok . The hiring process is increasingly taking longer and application apathy could be eroding trust in America's job market . What they're saying: "I think burnout is absolutely happening," Gorick Ng, a Harvard career advisor and UC Berkeley faculty member, tells Axios. - "We've moved past the ordinary job search burnout into systemic cynicism," he says. - "Candidates assume that every posting is fake and every rejection is automated, and that their video-recorded interview won't ever even be touched, and so there's been this…
The exercise can help you identify what's wasting your time — and make room for what matters, says psychotherapist Niro Feliciano. Take a moment to try it. You might be surprised with what you find.
Poor morale among employees is contributing to delayed model releases from Google's DeepMind AI lab , according to conversations with half a dozen current and former Google DeepMind employees. Why it matters: As the company's cash flow just turned negative, investors and competitors are questioning Google's standing in the AI race. State of play: Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful model in the works, is months behind, per Bloomberg , but the company did just release a series of smaller , more efficient models, garnering mixed reactions. - Top executives from competing AI labs were quick to shade the releases, with Meta's Alexander Wang saying "Gemini who?" on X , and others asking top Google leadership when more powerful models…
Maggie Rulli reports from Florence, Italy, as more Americans are leaving the U.S. behind and starting over overseas because of burnout, political views or their dream of living “la dolce vita.”
Fewer Americans want to become pastors , accelerating a leadership vacuum inside one of the country's oldest civic institutions. Why it matters: As the pastor role becomes lower-paid, higher-risk and less trusted, the U.S. isn't just losing clergy — it's losing a key layer of local leadership, especially in rural and Black communities. By the numbers: U.S. Master of Divinity enrollment at accredited schools under the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) fell 14% from 2020 to 2024. - Graduate-level and college-level enrollment at Catholic seminaries were down significantly in the 2024-2025 academic year, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University said. - Black Protestant enrollment in ATS Master of…
As China’s property market craters and youth unemployment rises, burned-out young professionals are fleeing megacities for ultracheap housing in remote towns