Work Life: A Survival Guide to the Modern Office

In the modern workplace, corner offices and water coolers have given way to open layouts and office dogs. But while the workplace itself is changing, what it takes to be a good employee and reliable coworker remains steadfast. From maximizing your productivity to navigating office dating and communal kitchens, Work Life is a handbook for the modern office—whatever yours looks like.

A writer and media strategist, Molly Erman is the director of communications for New Lab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a sprawling hub for advanced technology, including robotics, artificial intelligence, and connected devices. She cut her teeth in the New York publishing industry and is an alumna of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Artisan Books, and Alfred A. Knopf. Erman lives in Manhattan, where she strives to keep her houseplants alive.