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RTO mandates can only ever be unfair, HR expert says

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 05:32

Business workers in an office — Daniela Herrera, a talent and DEI consultant, said the impact on company culture is often used to justify RTO mandates, but this may not be the real reason.
Getty Images

Careers, RTO, HR, great-resignation, company-culture, Work

I quit my first corporate job at 19. Everyone called me crazy, but starting young helped me find my values.

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 06:59

Lily Wu worked at Stripe in Taiwan — Lily Wu said quitting her first corporate job at 19 helped her test her career and discover her values.
Courtesy of Lily Wu

Careers, Work, corporate, work-remotely, work-ethic, Careers, news-uk

I booked an Airbnb 15 minutes away from home for one night. It allowed me to catch up on work without distractions.

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 05:12

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

Woman working on laptop on desk buy window. — Louisa Rogers (not pictured) rented an Airbnb near her home to work on a writing project.
Getty Images

Travel, Travel, health, Career, health-freelancer, AirBnB, retreat

Gen Z is redefining sick days

Mon, 08/26/2024 - 05:21

Tech Insider : Economy

Photo collage of a tissue box, thermometer, and pills. — Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Careers, Discourse, economy, sick-leave, pto, work-trends, mental-health

Working for Doordash and Grubhub increasingly feels like a 9-5. And that may be bad news for the companies.

Sat, 08/24/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy

A DoorDash driver in car — Gig delivery workers are independent contractors, but some say their work looks more like that of employees at times.
DoorDash

economy, DoorDash, instacart, uber-eats, gig-work, gig-economy, Delivery

A formerly incarcerated woman struggled to find work. Now, she owns a coffee shop that she hopes will create jobs in her community.

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A woman holding a coffee cup — Claudia Shivers, 49, is an entrepreneur and founder of Queen Coffee Bean, a coffee company in High Point, North Carolina.
Courtesy of Claudia Shivers

economy, Careers, economy, finance, Jobs, entrepeneur, small-business

Work apps have turned into a total nightmare

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 05:23

Tech Insider : Technology

Hand drowning in a pile of HR apps like Workday, Oracle, ADP, and Slack, with another hand in a suit offering help — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Careers, Discourse, Tech, Workday, Software, HR, hr-tech

How Reid Hoffman went from studying philosophy at Oxford to building LinkedIn

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 05:15

reid hoffman — "PayPal Mafia" member Reid Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn.
Steve Jennings/Getty Images

Tech, reid-hoffman, linkedin, Work, Networking, business-visual-features

The 'office siren' aesthetic is taking off on social media, but one expert warns it's rooted in sexism

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 05:57

Photo illustration of Anne Hathaway, Kate Moss, and Jennifer Aniston. — The "office siren" trend is all over TikTok, with some videos racking up millions of views.
20th Century Fox; Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Careers, gen-z, Offices, Work, dress-code, HR, office-siren

From 'hushed hybrid' to 'quiet vacationing,' here are the biggest workplace trends right now

Sat, 08/10/2024 - 09:39

Tech Insider : Economy

overemployed worker — Employees are taking a stand against corporate drudgery through a slate of viral workplace trends.
Kohei Hara / Getty Images

Careers, economy, Tech, Features, Workplace, gen-z, job-applications

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