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I was laid off from Lyft and it was a relief. Here's exactly how I used my severance to land somewhere better.

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 05:07

Ziwei Li — Ziwei Li
Courtesy of Ziwei Li

Small Business, Careers, Lyft, Layofffs, Severance, Food, Hospitality

Taylor Swift is making Singapore a mountain of money, and some of the country's neighbors are salty about it

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 22:07

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift is performing six sold-out shows for the Southeast Asian leg of her Eras Tour.
Don Arnold/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

economy, Entertainment, News, taylor-swift, economy, Singapore, eras-tour

My dad died by suicide when I was 18. At 40, the trauma led me to a career in coaching.

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 19:16

Woman speaking into a microphone at a conference. — After setting up her own PR agency, Lynda Williams changed careers to become a life coach.
Lynda Williams

Careers, personal-essay, Career, job-change, suicides, Hospitality, PR

Being a barista with a college degree makes me feel insecure, but I love it. I'm not sure I even want a 'real' job anymore.

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 05:05

a stitch of a woman and a latte — Colette Fountain works in a coffee shop in South London.
Courtesy of Colette Fountain

Careers, BI-freelancer, barista, londoner, Journalism, London, corporate

A Burger King employee who's worked there for 50 years says she loves her job so much she even comes to work when she's sick or in pain

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 05:54

An exterior view of Burger King, a fast food restaurant branch in Danville PA in 2023 — Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Retail, burger-king, fast-food, trending-uk, Retail, Oklahoma, restaurant

Tipping is continuing to decline as Americans push back against an increase in requests

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 14:10

A customer uses a credit card to tip a worker at a deli or restaurant counter. — Americans are tiring of all the requests for tips they're getting from businesses.
andresr/getty images

Retail, Tipping, Businesses, minimum-wage, restaurants, Hospitality, Pay

A restaurant owner in Michigan says that diners are becoming ruder and staff don't know if they'll leave their shift 'crying or feeling humiliated'

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 06:28

Server carrying bowls of food in a restaurant — Mikael Vaisanen/Getty Images

Retail, Customers, Retail, trending-uk, Michigan, restaurant, Hospitality

Millennials and Gen Z are driving demand for experiences. It could be a great industry to stake your career on.

Mon, 11/20/2023 - 09:59

Tech Insider : Economy

An illustration of a woman looking out the window — Pete Ryan for Insider

economy, experiences, bureau-of-economic-analysis, bureau-of-labor-statistics, Leisure, Hospitality, cook

I'm a trained chef working towards a hospitality career in Miami. Cooking is all about creating an experience — and faking it 'til you make it.

Mon, 11/20/2023 - 09:59

Karen Rosenbloom a journalism student, chef and content creator. — Karen Rosenbloom a journalism student, chef and content creator.
Karen Rosenbloom

Careers, as-told-to, alyshia-hull, lauryn-haas, contributor-2023, Careers, Hospitality

I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 05:05

a bartender pours a drink — Starr Douglas was a bartender for almost a decade.
Courtesy of Starr Douglas

Careers, BI-freelancer, Bars, Bartenders, drinks, Cocktails, Drinking

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