As office-party season looms, the probability of someone having an ill-judged smooch next to the photocopier rises to almost one. But company romances bring risks greater than red faces at the 9AM meeting. Our article quantifies the effects on wages of dating your boss—and the outlook is far worse for women than it is for men. 

The workplace bashes hosted by the Italian mafia look much more exciting than any I’ve been to, at least according to posts on TikTok. Mobsters are showing off a life of glamorous parties and fast cars in order to recruit young people. The social-media company is struggling to whack the posts. 

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