As a night owl, Sophie Daquis felt exhausted by working a rigid 9-to-5 schedule. She started cutting down on social obligations and carving out more time for hobbies. Daquis saved up enough to ...

The shift begins when she leaves her desk at 5 p.m. She drives home, arriving at 5:45. Five minutes later, she’s starting a load of laundry; at 6 p.m. she changes into workout clothes. By 6:25 she’s ...

Dolly Parton’s "9 to 5" may be an anthem from the 1980s, but for most American workers today, that schedule is a relic of the past. Nearly 60% of the U.S. workforce—over 80 million people—are paid ...

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It’s a question that often sparks debate: What’s harder – working a traditional 9-to-5 job or making a living as a TikTok creator? On the surface, it’s easy to assume that being a content creator is ...

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sophie Daquis, a 33-year-old YouTuber. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I internalized the idea that the busier ...