The workplace issues you cared about in 2025

As employers have wrested back control of the job market, it has been a sharp contrast to the post-pandemic years when workers seemed to hold the power. In 2025, employees fretted about their job security and the sweeping impact of artificial intelligence on their work lives—not to mention corporate America’s continued commitment to keeping them in the office for longer. 

Here, we’ve compiled some of the most popular Work Life stories from this year—on the issues that consumed you most.