Sarah O'Connor
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com
FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Ahhh this writing. @stephenkb.bsky.social is so good!
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Ahhh this writing. @stephenkb.bsky.social is so good!
The FT's live Ask an Expert finally getting onto the good stuff... www.ft.com/content/c330...
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The FT's live Ask an Expert finally getting onto the good stuff... www.ft.com/content/c330...
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That's v kind of you to say! Thanks
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
That's v kind of you to say! Thanks
I have successfully welcomed @jayrayner1.bsky.social into the Brother mono laser cult... I mean, community
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I have successfully welcomed @jayrayner1.bsky.social into the Brother mono laser cult... I mean, community
www.argos.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Haha, the best kind ;)
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Haha, the best kind ;)
What a drive-by from @chrisgiles.ft.com! "In his first term, Trump thought the then 47-year-old former Fed governor was too youthful and good looking to command respect. Eight years on, that has all changed." www.ft.com/content/167c...
Kevin Warsh will pivot Fed to conviction economics
Trump’s choice of chair will shift from Powell’s data-dependent approach to policy
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What a drive-by from @chrisgiles.ft.com! "In his first term, Trump thought the then 47-year-old former Fed governor was too youthful and good looking to command respect. Eight years on, that has all changed." www.ft.com/content/167c...
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🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Why are so many graduates struggling to find a job?
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @stish.bsky.social join me to discuss why young people leaving university are having a tough time in the labour market.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
Why are so many graduates struggling to find a job?
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @stish.bsky.social join me to discuss why young people leaving university are having a tough time in the labour market.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 AM
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Why are so many graduates struggling to find a job?
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @stish.bsky.social join me to discuss why young people leaving university are having a tough time in the labour market.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
Why are so many graduates struggling to find a job?
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @stish.bsky.social join me to discuss why young people leaving university are having a tough time in the labour market.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
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‘Our analysis of job postings data from the US, UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands shows no clear evidence that AI is behind the slowdown in early-career employment across much of the west’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
‘Our analysis of job postings data from the US, UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands shows no clear evidence that AI is behind the slowdown in early-career employment across much of the west’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
We don’t live in a zero-sum world Giles, whatever Trump might think!
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
We don’t live in a zero-sum world Giles, whatever Trump might think!
Our newsletter today (out at 12:30) is on this very topic! With some illuminating original data-crunching by John…
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Our newsletter today (out at 12:30) is on this very topic! With some illuminating original data-crunching by John…
When I joined the FT, we weren't even allowed to print the word "fuck". If you'd told me then that one day we'd be quoting it from the US president I would have fallen over.
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
When I joined the FT, we weren't even allowed to print the word "fuck". If you'd told me then that one day we'd be quoting it from the US president I would have fallen over.
Once upon a time, a President of the United States saying "fuck you" and raising his middle finger to an American factory worker would be front page news around the world. Now it's a "colour lede" on a business analysis. www.ft.com/content/36ab...
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Once upon a time, a President of the United States saying "fuck you" and raising his middle finger to an American factory worker would be front page news around the world. Now it's a "colour lede" on a business analysis. www.ft.com/content/36ab...
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In which @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and @sarahoconnorft.ft.com discuss how social scientists have been using AI to write code for data analysis, and what this means for other professionals who do similar work … like data journalists: www.ft.com/content/9183...
The AI Shift: Agentic AI is coming for quantitative research
The real value of an analyst now lies in the quality and quantity of their ideas
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
In which @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and @sarahoconnorft.ft.com discuss how social scientists have been using AI to write code for data analysis, and what this means for other professionals who do similar work … like data journalists: www.ft.com/content/9183...
Ooh I’ll have to try that one, thanks. Not sure re:audiobook, I just read it
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Ooh I’ll have to try that one, thanks. Not sure re:audiobook, I just read it
I'm not really one for lengthy "what I read this year" lists, so here's a super short one. The best fiction book I read was Venomous Lumpsuckers by Ned Beauman. The best non-fiction book I read was Private Revolutions by @yuanfenyang.bsky.social. I recommend them both heartily!!
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'm not really one for lengthy "what I read this year" lists, so here's a super short one. The best fiction book I read was Venomous Lumpsuckers by Ned Beauman. The best non-fiction book I read was Private Revolutions by @yuanfenyang.bsky.social. I recommend them both heartily!!
Yes, thanks, looks interesting!
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Yes, thanks, looks interesting!
(and a shout out to our amazing illustrator
Efi Chalikopoulou who comes up with a really cool illustration every week on a tricky topic to draw!)
Efi Chalikopoulou who comes up with a really cool illustration every week on a tricky topic to draw!)
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
(and a shout out to our amazing illustrator
Efi Chalikopoulou who comes up with a really cool illustration every week on a tricky topic to draw!)
Efi Chalikopoulou who comes up with a really cool illustration every week on a tricky topic to draw!)
If AI is coming for junior lawyers’ jobs, why does their pay keep going up? Our latest AI Shift newsletter... www.ft.com/content/1d85...
The AI Shift: If AI is coming for junior lawyers’ jobs, why does their pay keep going up?
Automation may be freeing up their time to do more valuable work
www.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If AI is coming for junior lawyers’ jobs, why does their pay keep going up? Our latest AI Shift newsletter... www.ft.com/content/1d85...
Isn't it funny how your brain just knows when you've left one gulp of tea in a cup, somewhere in the house. Like, somehow you just know you're one gulp short of having drunk a whole cup. Is this a uniquely British skill, I wonder?
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Isn't it funny how your brain just knows when you've left one gulp of tea in a cup, somewhere in the house. Like, somehow you just know you're one gulp short of having drunk a whole cup. Is this a uniquely British skill, I wonder?
Are "Made by Humans" labels going to be the new Fairtrade? On why transparency about how AI is used in creative endeavours is trickier than it sounds, but better than just giving up www.ft.com/content/bab5...
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Are "Made by Humans" labels going to be the new Fairtrade? On why transparency about how AI is used in creative endeavours is trickier than it sounds, but better than just giving up www.ft.com/content/bab5...