Employers need to fill roles quickly, drawing from a shallow applicant pool that doesn’t always meet that demand. For workers savvy enough to recognize their leverage, it has never been a better time to negotiate a generous compensation offer. nyti.ms/3JOiBcm

Franz Mohr, in his 24 years as the chief concert technician for Steinway & Sons, brought a musician’s mind-set to the mechanics of important pianos. “I play more in Carnegie Hall than anybody else,” he once said, “but I have no audience.” nyti.ms/3M2g9Ag

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant, which now accounts for about 86% percent of all U.S. Covid cases, has stalled pandemic progress after a winter surge in cases. The turn is not unexpected but comes as politicians and many Americans push an end to restrictions.

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