Companies can't do layoffs right because they're trying to act like 'cool parents'

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The harshness of recent layoffs suggests that any managerial empathy workers gained during the depths of the pandemic was short-lived.

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Here's what to do if you find a secret inappropriate boss-employee relationship in your workforce

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Cheating on your partner doesn't always involve sex.

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I was jealous of people who were laid off from Big Tech and posting about it since I got laid off from a startup and felt invisible. Then I realized shame drove my resentment.

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In 2021, Hanna Matyiku-Nuñez was laid off from her job at a tech startup while on maternity leave.

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I tried every vegan item at Peet's Coffee and found that the chain makes plant-based eating an affordable breeze

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Anna Keeve tasting at Peet’s Coffee in Marina Del Rey, California.

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NATO's newest member means Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' will be even more isolated

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Russian warships at anchor before a Navy Day parade in Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region in July 2022.

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I worked on Mark Zuckerberg's security team for two years. It was extremely high-pressure and I knew it wasn't the right job for me — so I left.

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Scott worked on Mark Zuckerberg's executive protection team for two years.

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I got addicted to an app that helped me turn my most ambitious goals into daily routines

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Turning your habits into a game can help motivate you, but it also comes with some downsides.

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I'm a real-estate broker who uses ChatGPT to write my listings. It saves me hours of time, but it's not perfect.

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Randy Baruh.

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Generation Precarious: How young people wound up trapped in a volatile cycle of saving, spending, and debt that will haunt them for decades

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Just as previous generations' view of the world was defined by cataclysmic events, experts say that the financial scars of the pandemic era will stick with Gen Z and millennials.

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Everyone needs a work spouse — even if some millennials don't think so

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A "work spouse" is really just another name for a "work best friend."

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