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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

Tech Insider

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

Tech Insider

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

Résumé gaps don't have to kill your job search — here's what to say about them

Sat, 08/10/2024 - 06:38

Tech Insider : Economy

A hiring person looks at a person at a hiring fair — Having a gap in your résumé doesn't have to derail your job search.
Alex Slitz/AP

Careers, economy, Careers, job-search, Resumes, resume-gap, Resume

3 in 4 workers say AI reduced productivity and increased workloads, survey finds

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Technology, Business

graphic of a man in suit standing on a robot's hand — The use of AI in the modern workplace has been steadily increasing.
zhuweiyi49/Getty Images

AI, Tech, Technology, Business, Employment, Productivity, Work

America is missing a golden opportunity to boost the job market

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 05:57

Tech Insider : Economy

Red emergency box with a large dollar sign inside and the text 'Boost Job Market, Break Glass' on the front — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Discourse, Careers, labor-market, Work, minimum-wage, federal-minimum-wage

The 'hushed hybrid' work schedule is the latest way employees are getting around a return to the office

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 06:08

Tech Insider

a woman puts her finger to her lips to suggest keeping a secret, keeping something hushed — "Hushed hybrid" work schedules are the latest tactic in the arsenal for workers trying to avoid returning to the office.
Prostock-Studio / Getty Images

Careers, Strategy, Work, hybrid-work, remote-work, RTO, return-to-office

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