Casual friendships are dying out — and we're all worse off for it

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Casual friendships are key to our emotional lives, but these "fringe friends" are slowly disappearing.

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Nikol Moses felt the itch to head somewhere new.

Remote workers and middle managers are most likely to get let go during layoff season, experts say

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US companies have cut thousands of jobs since the beginning of the year.

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Why don't many executives take pay cuts to avoid layoffs? An ex-Microsoft HR VP explains.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right).

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I retired and now travel the world living in people's houses for free. I can't believe this is my life as a divorcee in her 60s.

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Bernadine Swale, a house-sitter, stood in front a house with a cat.
Retired pharmacist Bernadine Swale has traveled worldwide, house-sitting and taking care of people's pets.

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Top workers are more likely to want to quit when companies have strict return-to-office mandates

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Strict return-to-office mandates can make top workers want to leave.

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I founded a company in Singapore in my 20s. Then I realized it was the perfect time in my life to walk away — so I did.

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Cheah Wenqi, 28, ran a media company with her cofounders for seven years before a career break.

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I'm an ex-Google recruiter. Here are my top 4 daily recruiting priorities and how I spent each day.

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Nolan Church, a former Google recruiter said he'd always review people who applied directly to the job first.
Nolan Church, a former Google recruiter said he'd always review people who applied directly to the job first.

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Working for Google used to be 'sexy and exciting,' with a strong sense of security. Now, not so much.

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Google laid off hundreds of staff.
Layoffs may be the new normal for Google staff.

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The mystery of Chipotle's 'burrito season,' solved

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Chipotle is hiring 19,000 workers to handle "burrito season" — a sudden increase in sales from March to May. Which begs the question: there's a "burrito season"?

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Oklahoma teachers who mistakenly received $15,000 to $50,000 in bonuses are now being told to give it all back

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State Flag flies over the Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City.

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