Ms. Waldman’s forthcoming novel, “Help Wanted,” takes place in a big-box store. Back in 2018, with an eye to writing a novel about low-wage work in America, I got a job at a big-box store near the ...

Kerys says last year she needed to work 15 hours per week just to cover her rent "Sometimes I close the bar at 01:00 and then I'm at the library at 09:00, so it's pretty heavy," said student Kerys ...

"Sometimes I close the bar at 01:00 and then I'm at the library at 09:00, so it's pretty heavy," said student Kerys Bettles. "But I needed to work 15 hours a week just to cover my rent." The ...

Part-time work often gets a reputation for offering lower pay, but that’s not always true. In many industries, there are good ...

Part-time work is exploding. The number of Americans working part time rose by 1.2 million in December and January compared with the preceding months, according to the Labor Department. Most of that ...

The number of hours you work can vary when you’re working part-time jobs. There isn’t one system or standard across organizations that defines what part-time work must look like. As a result, you ...