How to Write for Work Today
By: Alice Greschkow
Tags: Publishing, Work Life Balance, Writing, Work, Writing Tips

“Work Today” is a publication dedicated to studies, stories, and experiences surrounding work-life and the job market. The goal is clear: help people create better workplaces and provide advice for their professional journeys.

“Work Today” is created by Alice Greschkow, who is a writer and consultant in Berlin, Germany. Why? Work is one of the experiences the majority of the population cannot skip, yet there is no place on Medium which is mainly dedicated to that aspect of your life which determines your life standard, ambition, the amount of free time, and personal self-actualization.

If you want to contribute to “Work Today”, please read the following guide.

1. Topics

“Work Today” is a niche publication, which focuses on insights regarding work-life and the labor market. Possible topics are:

Personal experiences and learnings from work-life

and learnings from work-life Job hunt : Struggles & Insights

: Struggles & Insights Studies and insights on work, e.g. the effects of flat hierarchies on work

and insights on work, e.g. the effects of flat hierarchies on work Productivity : How to improve focus and outcomes

: How to improve focus and outcomes Inspirational books on work

on work How digital technologies change work-life

change work-life Hacks and tools to improve work-life

and to improve work-life How remote work changes work life

changes work life Challenges with remote teams

Experiences with professional failure

Analyses of the labor market

of the labor market Underemployment

Changing careers

Leadership advice for the workplace

for the workplace Political activities and decisions which affect workers

and decisions which affect workers Scientific insights on work, e.g. from behavioral psychology or business administration

2. Add benefit

IMPORTANT: Each story must provide a benefit to the reader, e.g. new information, insights, or emotional learnings from personal struggles.

Diary-type stories will not be accepted.

3. Grammar and spelling

Mistakes happen to all of us. Please make sure that your piece meets a high standard in terms of grammar and spelling. Check your texts with Grammarly or use the grammar and spelling check on in your writing program.

Minor mistakes shall be forgiven, but articles with severe grammatical errors will be rejected.

4. Credits

Please make sure that ALL images have proper credit. Articles with missing credits will be rejected.

If you cite people, stats, or articles, please add a link to those passages. By now, we’re all tired of fake news.

5. Formatting

Every story must have a cover image.

Please make sure you don’t send a plain, unformatted text.

Add section headings for each relevant section. Highlight quotes and use bullet points if necessary.

The reader will spend more time reading your story if your article looks more professional and visually appealing.

6. How to contribute

If you would like to contribute to “Work Today”, please comment below with “I want to contribute”.

You will be added as a writer within 5 days.

Then you can add a DRAFT to “Work Today”.

Credit: Screenshot by author: Medium submission

To do so, please click the three-dot button at the top, then “Edit Story” to enter the edit mode.

In the edit mode, click the three-dot button in the top-right corner of the page to open your story settings.

Select Add to the publication from the dropdown list.

Choose “Work Today” and click Save.

After submission, your story will be reviewed. You’ll receive a personal note to inform you if your piece will be published or not.

Please note: Before publishing, minor changes can be made by the editor (e.g. updating the format, removing undisclosed affiliate links, changing the subtitle)

7. Medium guidelines

All articles must be in alliance with the Medium rules. Please check the distribution guidelines too.

8. Have fun!

Medium is about the love for writing and learning from each other — enjoy the ride!

Looking forward to your stories!

Alice