Why ‘How’s Work?’ May Be the Toughest Question to Answer

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Amid the small talk of holiday-season get-togethers, someone is bound to ask about your job. WSJ “On the Clock” columnist Callum Borchers joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to be positive and tell the truth, even if your job situation is less than ideal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The new Samsung Galaxy Z-Flip 5 and Chromebook are better together.
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0:14.0	The new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Chromebook, better together.
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0:22.0	You must be signed into the same Google account on both
0:23.8	your phone and Chromebook.
0:27.0	Here's your money briefing for Tuesday, December 19th. I'm J.R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.
0:34.4	The holiday season is stressful enough. The gifts, the cooking, the travel.
0:44.3	Add to that, when the family gets together,
0:46.8	someone is bound to ask you the dreaded question,
0:49.8	happy holidays, how's work?
0:52.0	Yes, how's it going to work?
0:53.4	Do you want to share something that sounds impressive,
0:56.2	or at least is going to get relatives off your back?
0:58.6	I mean, a lot of people have that.
1:00.1	Maybe it's a nosy aunt.
1:01.4	Maybe it's your own parents. Maybe it's the in-laws. It's somebody who seems like they're hard to impress.
1:06.2	W.S.J. On-the-clock columnist Kalam Borshorsh has some ideas. He'll join us after the break. This episode is brought to you by Oracle. AI may be important, but it needs a lot of processing speed,
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