I left Germany and moved to the US for work. Here are the 5 things that shocked me the most about American culture.

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Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo has a 'hyper-aggressive' culture with hours surpassing a '996' schedule, analysts write

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Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang

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Gen Zers are making themselves delusional to be taken seriously at work. We've been here before – will we ever learn?

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This seems like as good a time as any to be a bit delulu.

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The happiest employees are those who job-hopped during the pandemic or work hybrid-remote roles, study finds

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Employees who were the happiest had either job-hopped during the pandemic or were working in hybrid-remote environments, according to a new survey.

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People are nervous AI will take their job. But they're fine with AI taking part of their job.

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Amazon employees being pushed out of the company have a little-known Slack channel. Leaked messages reveal anguish, despair, but also community.

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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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The 5 best phrases to use when calling out your coworker for their microaggressions

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Microaggressions are analogous to "death by a thousand cuts" — repetitive behavior over time harms people, rarely the singular event.

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What to do when something at work goes against your moral code

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I tried a ChatGPT email plug-in thinking it would be a huge help to streamline my work correspondence. It wasn't.

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Responding to emails seems like a quick task, but it often warrants considerable time and brainpower. A ChatGPT email tool didn't help.

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