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A Bridgewater-owned mansion had a written policy for hiring strippers, a new book says

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 11:29

Ray Dalio — Ray Dalio founded the world's largest hedge fund in 1975, and stuck with the company until he retired in 2022.
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finance, Tech Insider, ray-dalio, Bridgewater, Workplace, work-environment, real-estate

Bridgewater's employee-rating system tracked even the lowest-paid workers — who could get dinged if the office ran out of soda, a book says

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 04:58

Ray Dalio — Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater in 1975. His tactics for managing his staff are the subject of a new book called "The Fund."
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finance, Tech Insider, Careers, ray-dalio, Bridgewater, greg-jensen, Workplace

Hate your job but can't quit? A career expert says you should do 5 things to change your attitude around work

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 13:04

a woman stands frustrated in a conference room — You may hate your job, but you can't quit.
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Careers, life-success, Careers, Experts, Workplace, Jobs, Advice

As more offices go back to normal, companies face a choice: Maintain a compassionate workplace or risk losing employees

Sat, 10/28/2023 - 06:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A contemplative and sad man sits at his laptop with a red hue. — Workers experiencing hard times need support from their companies.
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economy, Careers, economy, Workplace, support-network, work-life, great-resignation

Gen Z doesn't know how to write emails. AI is coming to Outlook, so it might help.

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 11:59

Microsoft's corporate customers should be on the lookout for an upgrade to Microsoft 365 on November 1.

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Tech Insider, Careers, artificial-intelligence, AI, gen-z, Emails, soft-skills

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says our children will probably only work 3.5 days a week thanks to AI

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 09:40

Tech Insider : Economy

Photo of Jamie Dimon wearing a blazer and tie — Jamie Dimon says that AI will shorten the workweek, ultimately improving the quality of life for workers.
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Tech Insider, finance, Careers, economy, artificial-intellegence, AI, JPMorgan

Gen Z workers don't think talking about wages and telling managers what they're doing wrong are taboo subjects

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 05:36

workers in office — Talking to managers about compensation and telling them what they're doing wrong aren't taboo subjects for Gen Z workers.
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Careers, gen-z, Workplace, future-of-work, Careers

Sharing at work can be good. Oversharing is not.

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 05:21

Illustration of a person talking into a bullhorn in an office and a frustrated coworker — Sometimes we're sharing too much at work.
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Careers, office-culture, gen-z, Workplace

How companies spy on their employees as they push return-to-office — from monitoring badge swipes to tracking breaks

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 05:12

A glowing laptop with a large eyeball on the screen with red glitch lines behind it on a dark blue background — Some companies use software to keep tabs on things like employees' compliance with return-to-office mandates, keystroke activity, internet usage, and even breaks.
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Careers, Tech Insider, finance, employee-surveillance, workplace-surveillance, RTO, return-to-office

ThredUp says a 4-day week cut its corporate turnover in half — and 3 changes helped workers get ruthless about their time and productivity

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 04:48

man stepping from office to beach — Clothing consignment company ThredUp says having fewer meetings and more time for focused work helped smooth the transition to a four-day work week.
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Careers, Strategy, Retail, Thredup, Productivity, 4-day-week, 4-day-work-week

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