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Want a 4-day work week? Move to Maryland, where the government is pushing for it.

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 04:30

Stressed at work. — Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill that aims to incentivize employers to adopt a four-day work week.
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Careers, News, four day work week, Work, Future of Work, Workplace, Maryland

Google's head of mental health and wellbeing was among the 12,000 workers laid off by the tech giant

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 04:11

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Google I/O 2016 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 19, 2016 in Mountain View, California. The annual Google I/O conference is runs through May 20. — Google announced on January 20 that it was laying off around 12,000 workers, or 6.4% of its workforce.
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Tech Insider, Employees, News, Trending UK, google, Tech, Tech layoffs

A youth mental-health crisis is crushing working parents — and employers need to pay attention

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 15:58

hugging — "The world feels a lot scarier than it used to, and kids are experiencing a lot of anxiety and stress," said Stew Friedman, a professor emeritus at The Wharton School.
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This story orginally published on April 13, 2022 and was updated on January 30, 2023.

Careers, Strategy, Nordic, Parenting, Work, Motherhood, emotional exhaustion

There's a middle ground between burning yourself out and quiet quitting: 'enoughness'

Sun, 01/29/2023 - 07:17

"Over the last three years, a lot of people have been asking: 'What's enough for me?'" Robert Kelley, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, told Insider.
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Careers, Nordic, Strategy, quiet quitting, Burnout, Fulfillment, Meaning

When even top performers and diligent employees get laid off in a downturn, is it worth going above and beyond for your company?

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 15:46

Google parent Alphabet this month said it would cut 12,000 workers.

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Careers, Strategy, layoff, Recession, Redundancies, quiet quitting, amazon

A Google engineer says survivors of the mass layoffs cried in meetings the day around 12,000 of their colleagues were culled

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 10:31

In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a news conference in New Delhi. — Thousands of US-based Google employees woke up to an email on January 20 saying they'd been laid off.
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Tech Insider, Employees, News, Trending UK, google, alphabet, Tech

Google let go of 31 massage therapists at its California offices amid mass layoffs

Wed, 01/25/2023 - 16:05

google headquarters — 27 massage therapists were laid off from Google's Mountain View office, pictured above.
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Tech Insider, Employees, News, google, alphabet, Layoffs, Tech layoffs

Employees are checked out at work more than ever — and it doesn't matter it they're remote, hybrid, or onsite, Gallup study finds

Wed, 01/25/2023 - 13:08

A woman experiencing burnout at work. — Employee engagement among US workers is on a downward spiral.
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Careers, Work, Employee Engagement, News, Gallup Poll, Gallup

Sheetz is reviewing its controversial 'smile policy' that prohibits employees from having 'missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth'

Tue, 01/24/2023 - 16:02

GettyImages 102975902 — Sheetz said it's revisiting a policy that bars the gas-station chain from hiring people with "obvious missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth."
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Retail, News, Sheetz, Gas Station, Teeth, labor, Employees

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