LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
gible for overtime pay. Many supervisors are earning close to the
minimum wage, doing everything
from stocking shelves to manning
the cash register — at least until
they happen to get injured.
That was the case with Wanda
Womack, a Dollar Tree employee
who was injured while lifting
heavy boxes. She went on paid
leave in order to have surgery,
but her job came to an end shortly after she returned because the
physical demands of the job were
just too much.
As Hughey puts it, “We’re disposable.”
Elsewhere in the issue, Bianca Bosker examines a growing body of research that shows
our tendency to favor negativity
over positive — or more subtle —
emotions on social media.
“Negative comments are much
more memorable and much more
noticed,” says Clifford Nass, a
Stanford University professor
of communications. “In a world
where you’re trying to get noticed,
going negative is the way to go.”
In a study published last
month, a team at China’s Beihang
University found anger to be the
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most contagious emotion online,
spreading faster than sadness,
disgust, and even joy.
As Bianca puts it, “I hate,
therefore I ‘like.’”
In our Data section, we map
out unintended pregnancies by
state throughout America, which
stands out in the industrialized
The hours are brutal, the
pay is low, and workers who
happen to get hurt have a way
of losing their jobs.”
world for its high rate of surprise
births. Consider this: About half
of the 6.7 million American pregnancies each year are unplanned.
We also introduce Dog Ears, a
column spotlighting music from a
range of genres and decades. And
as part of our ongoing focus on
the Third Metric, we present several ways to retrain your mind for
more creativity, productivity and fulfillment.
ARIANNA