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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. Previously, at the FT she has edited features, UK news, as well as working on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    The Big Read
    Where’s the spark? How lockdown caused a creativity crisis

    With remote working taking a toll on collaboration, managers are brainstorming ways to ensure the flow of new ideas

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Sarah Cooper: ‘Trump is the most dangerous man to ever hold the office’

    The comedian on the power of satire — and what the president really thinks of her lip-sync TikTok videos

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    ReviewWork & Careers
    FT Business Books: January edition

    From the chemistry of connections to the ‘new rules’ of business — here are this month’s top titles

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    How to make flexible jobs work

    It is time for managers to look beyond the crisis and develop long-term strategies to support staff

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    FT MagazineWorking from home
    Resolutions for 2021 after a year working from home

    Zoom forced me to reappraise the humble phone, which cuts through the endless email chains and WhatsApp pinging

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Work & Careers
    A cheese shop becomes a refuge in a difficult year

    The owner of La Fromagerie emerges stronger after surviving losses dealt by the pandemic

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    Work Tribes: The Finale

    As Christmas approaches, the Thrust staffers gather to bid a virtual farewell to the office

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    Working from home
    Do you pine for lost office rituals — or prefer the new normal?

    This turbulent year forced workers to weigh the objects and routines of workplaces against remote equivalents

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘What greater tribute to the planet than turning office ecosystems into an actual ecosystem?’

    Change is coming for the tenants of the Thrust, London’s tallest-looking skyscraper

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  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Party like it’s 2020: the corporate Christmas do goes virtual

    From online DJ sets to Zoom escape rooms, Covid-friendly events replace traditional festive outings

  • Saturday, 28 November, 2020
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    Remote work: how are you feeling?

    Staff are exhausted but many employers refuse to cut workload or offer enough support

  • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘I told my kids to take down the TikTok of me shouting while on mute’

    Change is afoot in the Thrust building as some of the tenants plan to abandon ship

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Office furniture has been waiting for an opportunity to pivot to cosiness’

    Listen in on the Thrust office tenants as they consider the future of the workplace

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    FT SeriesState of Mind special
    Lockdown has worsened addiction problems but offered new support too

    Stuck at home, with alcohol and drugs easily available, substance addicts have found lockdown hard-going

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    ReviewFiction
    Leave the World Behind — a thrilling dissection of modern America

    Rumaan Alam delves into the complexities of class and race in a tale of a holiday gone horribly wrong

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    The Crown: a series special
    Actor Tobias Menzies: ‘It’s such a strange role Prince Philip has’

    ‘The Crown’ star on playing the Duke of Edinburgh and bridging acting’s gender pay gap

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    Long Covid casts a lasting shadow over workers

    Prolonged coronavirus symptoms present a challenge for both employers and staff

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘So — do you love the rebrand? The look on your faces tells me all I need to know!’

    Listen in on the Zoom conversations of the Thrust staff as they continue to work from home

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Childcare provision hit by coronavirus cutbacks

    With many providers already under intense financial strain, the drop in demand has hit the sector hard

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    ReviewFiction
    The Harpy by Megan Hunter — revenge for infidelity

    A wife takes an unusual vengeance for her husband’s infidelity in this sharp novel about the constraints of domesticity

  • Saturday, 17 October, 2020
    FT SeriesFantasy dinner parties
    Emma Jacobs’s fantasy dinner party

    The FT’s work and careers columnist gets dressed up for a summer’s night of grilled prawns, champagne and Otis

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    InterviewTelevision
    ‘Night Manager’ director Susanne Bier on her new TV thriller

    The film-maker talks about working with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant on HBO’s ‘The Undoing’ — and why she’d love to direct Bond

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    FT SeriesThe return to the office
    How to make the hybrid workforce model work

    While a mix of working from home and the office allows employees more flexibility, it has major challenges

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘A few slackers want to lie face down in the biscuit tin but we’ve sent them treadmill desks’

    Listen in on the Thrust staff as they try to maintain a fitness regime while returning to the office

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    House & Home
    Marie Kondo: decluttering in the time of Covid

    Who better to help us find order in the chaos of the pandemic than the supreme tidier herself?

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