Layoffs can cause contagion that pushes workers who are left behind to quit

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Twitter is said to have let go of 200 employees over the weekend in addition to the 7,500 workers that the social media giant axed last year.

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Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon warns the fight against inflation is nowhere near over – because the US jobs market still looks so strong

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The Federal Reserve is nowhere near the end of its fight against inflation, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has warned.

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The 4-day workweek: Science explains why it could improve our minds, bodies, and companies' bottom lines

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A UK report found tons of benefits from a four-day workweek.

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A Google worker says some staffers found out which colleagues had been laid off when their emails bounced back

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Google said on January 20 that it was laying off 12,000 workers.

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Laid-off Googlers say they're frustrated about being treated as external candidates for internal roles even though they're still being paid

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Google told laid-off workers that they could apply for other jobs at the company.

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Here's why 'bad' news in the economy hasn't rattled stocks, according to DataTrek

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the start of trading August 6, 2014.

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An Ohio restaurant 'forced' servers to work 60 hours a week for just $10 in wages plus tips, the Department of Labor says

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A Mexican restaurant in Ohio paid its servers just $10 a week, a DOL investigation found.

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I'm a long-haul trucker. It's a lonely job, especially as a woman — but I can support my kid and see incredible places.

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Tracey Price's favorite thing about long-haul trucking is watching the seasons and environments change day-by-day.
Tracey Price's favorite thing about long-haul trucking is watching the seasons and environments change day-by-day.

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Tech’s meltdown has also erased the dream job for Gen Z.

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I'm also just happy to be at Insider. Writing a newsletter like this was actually beyond anything I ever imagined. While maybe I should dream bigger, keeping expectations low could also be a good thing — people shouldn't dream of labor.

The tech meltdown comes for Gen Z

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The class of 2023 can't find work in Silicon Valley — and that could cost Big Tech in the long run.

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