Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Weary at Work

6:10
 
Share
 

Manage episode 434560456 series 3382623
Content provided by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

As a member of the "people operations" (human resources) staff at Google in the mid-2010s, Harvard Griffin GSAS historian of science Tina Wei was struck by how many perks employees received in the office: door-to-door shuttle service to work, fitness classes, massages, and pantries stocked with snacks, to name just a few. The company even offered a meditation program—with its own branding worked in. In this talk delivered in April 2024 at the annual Harvard Horizons Symposium, Wei argues that, while physiological research on bodily fatigue was originally used to support calls for better protection of US laborers’ safety, over time views of fatigue as a mental issue gave employers an excuse to avoid investing in improvements to working conditions.

  continue reading

56 episodes

Artwork

Weary at Work

Colloquy

20 subscribers

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 434560456 series 3382623
Content provided by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Harvard University and Harvard Graduate School of Arts or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

As a member of the "people operations" (human resources) staff at Google in the mid-2010s, Harvard Griffin GSAS historian of science Tina Wei was struck by how many perks employees received in the office: door-to-door shuttle service to work, fitness classes, massages, and pantries stocked with snacks, to name just a few. The company even offered a meditation program—with its own branding worked in. In this talk delivered in April 2024 at the annual Harvard Horizons Symposium, Wei argues that, while physiological research on bodily fatigue was originally used to support calls for better protection of US laborers’ safety, over time views of fatigue as a mental issue gave employers an excuse to avoid investing in improvements to working conditions.

  continue reading

56 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play