by Christine Moukazis | Jun 16, 2023 | Latest News
There was a time, not too long ago, when employers were in such a rush to hire workers that they were doing anything they could to make it easier for people to apply. That time has passed. Job hunting was becoming more miserable even before the pandemic, as the amount...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 12, 2023 | Latest News
Credit: Alison Zywicki | azywickiFood delivery platform Grubhub laid off about 400 employees, or 15% of its corporate workforce, citing a need to maintain “competitiveness,” the company’s CEO said in a message to employees Monday. The company has struggled to capture...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 5, 2023 | Latest News
There’s a crisis developing in workplaces everywhere. According to an annual survey by Gallup, employee engagement dropped to a seven-year low in 2022. Only a third of workers reported feeling engaged at work, while almost a fifth (18%) described themselves as...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 5, 2023 | Latest News
CNN chief Chris Licht told staffers Monday he wants to help them make the news rather than play a central figure in it. In the wake of a devastating profile of the CNN CEO published Friday by The Atlantic, Licht set about soothing frayed nerves Monday by telling...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 5, 2023 | Latest News
Spotify is undertaking a “strategic realignment” of its podcast division, laying off about 200 staffers. Sahar Elhabashi, Spotify’s VP, head of podcast business, announced the job cuts in a memo to employees Monday that was shared publicly. The 200 employees represent...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 5, 2023 | Latest News
The offices of the environmental consultancy Tyler Grange are full every Monday morning. Attendance isn’t compulsory: they haven’t issued any return-to-office mandates, or requirements for hybrid-working employees to begin their weeks in the workplace. Yet, since...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 2, 2023 | Latest News
Meta Platforms is asking employees assigned to an office to come in three times a week beginning in September, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a clampdown on remote work in the tech industry. The move is part of the company’s broader push to work...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 1, 2023 | Latest News
During the past year, the rate at which Americans quit their jobs has steadily declined from a record high back to pre-pandemic levels — seeming to spell the end of the labor market trend that came to be known as the “great resignation,” labor economists said. The...
by Christine Moukazis | May 31, 2023 | Latest News
The era of social media is upon us. While most of us enjoy sharing our joyous moments and memories with the world through social media platforms, a substantial number of individuals feel obligated to show off their rich possessions and lifestyle on the internet. Now...
by Christine Moukazis | May 22, 2023 | Latest News
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that early June is a “hard deadline” for the federal government to raise the debt ceiling and warned that bills will go unpaid if Congress fails to reach a deal before the U.S. runs out of money, in an exclusive...
