Two Real Estate Agents Say Racism Was Part of the Culture at Brokerage

A real estate agent, who is white, is suing his former employer in part because he says he was fired for speaking up about the treatment of his colleague, who is Black.

#black-people, #discrimination, #hamptons-ny, #national-assn-of-realtors, #race-and-ethnicity, #real-estate-brokers, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #workplace-environment

Meta. Salesforce. Silicon Valley Bank. Is Working from Home Really Working?

The attitude of many Americans toward their jobs appears to have changed during the long pandemic — and not for the better.

#benioff-marc, #dimon-james, #facebook-inc, #labor-and-jobs, #meta-platforms-inc, #polls-and-public-opinion, #productivity, #salesforce-com-inc, #telecommuting, #united-states-economy, #workplace-environment, #zuckerberg-mark-e

Fox News Producer’s Suit Says Network Set Her Up in Dominion Testimony

The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo, the Fox Business host, was rooted in rampant misogyny and discrimination at the company.

#bartiromo-maria, #carlson-tucker, #discrimination, #dominion-voting-systems-corp, #fox-business-network, #fox-news-channel, #grossberg-abby, #news-and-news-media, #sexual-harassment, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #television, #workplace-environment

Is Working From Home Good for Your Health?

Those who have the luxury of working from home might end up realizing that remote work is disadvantageous to their mental and physical well-being.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-return-to-office, #depression-mental, #exercise, #medicine-and-health, #productivity, #weight, #workplace-environment

Fathers Gained Family Time in the Pandemic. Many Don’t Want to Give It Back.

A substantial share of fathers who took on more domestic work during lockdowns have kept it up, new data shows, and rearranged their work lives to do so.

#child-care, #children-and-childhood, #families-and-family-life, #labor-and-jobs, #parenting, #sociology, #telecommuting, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment

France’s Fight Over Retirement Is a Question of Identity

Resistance to the government’s plan to push back the retirement age is not just about working longer. It springs from a deep sense of what defines France as a nation.

#age-chronological, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elderly, #france, #labor-and-jobs, #longevity, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #pensions-and-retirement-plans, #politics-and-government, #polls-and-public-opinion, #retirement, #wages-and-salaries, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment

What’s Your Workplace Personality?

Who should work at home, and who should return to the office? Companies are turning to personality tests for help.

#content-type-quiz, #internal-storyline-no, #workplace-environment

‘Dilbert’ Is Canceled but Cubicle Comedians Thrive, on TikTok

They weren’t fans of the comic strip, which was recently dropped from hundreds of newspapers, but their work builds on the office grind as comic premise.

#adams-scott, #comedy-and-humor, #comic-books-and-strips, #computers-and-the-internet, #dilbert-comic-strip, #generation-z, #instagram-inc, #millennial-generation, #social-media, #tiktok-bytedance, #workplace-environment

Your Boss’s Bathrobe Is Not Office Attire

Even at a start-up, even while waiting for a new office, you should not have to put up with working from the corporate HQ that is the boss’s kitchen.

#careers-and-professions, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment, #your-feed-selfcare

What Will Make Hybrid Work Stick?

Hybrid work has been choose-your-own-adventure, but now C.E.O.s are making their choices more permanent.

#amazon-com-inc, #conductor-inc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #jassy-andrew-r, #labor-and-jobs, #starbucks-corporation, #workplace-environment

As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Say No

More than 70 proposed dollar stores have been rejected since 2019, a report shows. It’s a small number compared with those that opened but evidence of opposition to the industry.

#dekalb-county-ga, #dollar-general-corp, #dollar-tree-inc, #family-dollar-stores-inc, #institute-for-local-self-reliance, #shopping-and-retail, #supermarkets-and-grocery-stores, #walmart-stores-inc, #workplace-environment

What Does Workplace TikTok Look Like During Layoffs? It Gets Weird.

Tech and finance workers posted countless videos about the luxuries of their jobs — until the mood shifted.

#employee-fringe-benefits, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #tiktok-bytedance, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #workplace-environment

Twitter Outages Are on the Rise Amid Elon Musk’s Job Cuts

Elon Musk’s repeated job cuts are stoking new fears that there aren’t enough people to triage Twitter’s problems.

#computer-network-outages, #computers-and-the-internet, #data-centers, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #musk-elon, #social-media, #twitter, #workplace-environment

The Furniture Hustlers of Silicon Valley

As tech companies cut costs and move to remote work, their left-behind office furniture has become part of a booming trade.

#chairs, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dropbox-inc, #furniture, #herman-miller-inc, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #relocation-of-business, #shutdowns-institutional, #sitecore, #start-ups, #tables, #workplace-environment

An Office in Which Screaming Is Encouraged

At the Berlin headquarters of the art magazine Blau International, editor in chief Cornelius Tittel doubles as an instructor of Kundalini yoga classes.

#art, #berlin-germany, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #magazines, #workplace-environment, #yoga

Google Changed Work Culture. Its Former Hype Woman Has Regrets.

What the Big Tech meltdown can teach all workers.

#alphabet-inc, #audio-neutral-informative, #computers-and-the-internet, #content-type-personal-profile, #executives-and-management-theory, #google-inc, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #stapleton-claire, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment, #youtube-com

Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions

Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.

#arizona, #china, #computer-chips, #engineering-and-engineers, #factories-and-manufacturing, #international-relations, #labor-and-jobs, #phoenix-ariz, #taiwan, #taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company-ltd, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations, #wafertech, #workplace-environment

Nurses Are Burned Out. Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them?

The pandemic has pushed already stressed nurses away from a demanding field. Does the job need to be rethought?

#american-nurses-assn, #anxiety-and-stress, #careers-and-professions, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #hospitals, #johns-hopkins-hospital-baltimore-md, #nursing-and-nurses, #workplace-environment

Hedge Fund Billionaire Gets Billions More to Retire

Bridgewater’s founder, Ray Dalio, retired last year after months of negotiations that guaranteed him a gigantic exit package.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #bar-dea-nir, #bertolini-mark-t, #bridgewater-associates, #content-type-personal-profile, #dalio-raymond-1949, #hedge-funds, #high-net-worth-individuals, #mccormick-david-h-1965, #pensions-and-retirement-plans, #retirement, #workplace-environment

Do I Have to Smell My Co-Worker?

Either way, saying something about a colleague’s overwhelming perfume, or enduring it, is a delicate situation.

#content-type-service, #workplace-environment

After Going Gray, Lisa LaFlamme Found Herself the Focus of the Story

Lisa LaFlamme was dismissed after a decades-long TV career, not long after she stopped dyeing her hair, setting off debates across Canada about sexism, ageism and going gray.

#age-chronological, #canada, #content-type-personal-profile, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #ctv-news, #laflamme-lisa, #news-and-news-media, #television, #women-and-girls, #workplace-environment

Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says

Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National Labor Relations Board.

#electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #factories-and-manufacturing, #labor-and-jobs, #musk-elon, #national-labor-relations-board, #organized-labor, #tesla-motors-inc, #workers-united, #workplace-environment, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

My Co-Worker’s Baby Photo Gallery Put Me Over the Edge

It is a shared office space. But that’s not really an excuse.

#content-type-service, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment, #your-feed-selfcare

How a Brain Break Can Increase Focus and Productivity

Taking a few minutes to do a puzzle — or stare into space — can allow you return to work sharper and more creative.

#biorhythms, #brain, #content-type-service, #creativity, #workplace-environment

Inside George Santos’s District Office: Nothing to See Here

The congressman has opened a local office in Queens, but it has largely attracted gawkers and news media rather than constituents.

#new-york-city, #news-and-news-media, #queens-nyc, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government, #workplace-environment

Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their Workers

There are good reasons to look someone in the eye when you fire them. Being nice is only one of them.

#alphabet-inc, #e-mail, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #musk-elon, #organized-labor, #workplace-environment

How the Corporate Cafeteria Is Changing

Even as the sprawling dining halls of old struggle with emptier workplaces, food is still important to employees, particularly the young. Many companies are reinventing the company meal.

#conde-nast-publications-inc, #corporations, #durst-organization, #employee-fringe-benefits, #goldman-sachs-group-inc, #restaurants, #united-states, #workplace-environment

Should You Quit Your Job?

Jacinda Ardern stepped away from her role because she no longer has “enough in the tank” to do it. If you relate, here’s what to consider.

#ardern-jacinda, #emotions, #labor-and-jobs, #mental-health-and-disorders, #workplace-environment

Twitter Is Just the Beginning of the Tech Worker Crackdown

For decades, tech companies heralded an approach that centered on making workers happy. That’s changing fast.

#amazon-com-inc, #careers-and-professions, #computers-and-the-internet, #employee-fringe-benefits, #facebook-inc, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #microsoft-corp, #silicon-valley, #social-media, #workplace-environment

How to Cope When You’re Shown the Door

Tips for how to act when your company doesn’t behave in the most humane of manners.

#careers-and-professions, #content-type-service, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment, #your-feed-selfcare

How to Ask for a Raise, Without Alienating Your Boss Along the Way

Tips from psychologists, managers and people who have successfully asked what can feel like a very difficult question.

#content-type-service, #hiring-and-promotion, #labor-and-jobs, #performance-evaluations-labor, #wages-and-salaries, #workplace-environment

Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Consumer Banking Move Turns Costly

Goldman Sachs will take a big hit from its ill-fated move into consumer banking, even as its other businesses weaken amid an economic slowdown.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #blankfein-lloyd-c, #executives-and-management-theory, #goldman-sachs-group-inc, #marcus-by-goldman-sachs, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #solomon-david-m, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment

Another Big Boomer Effect

One generation’s impact on the work force.

#baby-boomers, #internal-storyline-no, #labor-and-jobs, #united-states-economy, #workplace-environment

Prince Harry Skewers Palace Culture With Nicknames and a Dose of Rancor

Along with the juicy tidbits Prince Harry offers up in his new memoir, there is also a revealing look at how the royal family, and its staff, operate behind closed doors.

#books-and-literature, #buckingham-palace, #charles-iii-king-of-the-united-kingdom, #elizabeth-ii-queen-of-great-britain, #harry-duke-of-sussex, #markle-meghan, #news-and-news-media, #politics-and-government, #royal-families, #workplace-environment

Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All

American schools are screening out too many of our visual and spatial thinkers.

#autism, #colleges-and-universities, #education-k-12, #united-states, #workplace-environment

How Nonbinary Professionals Get Dressed for Work

How nonbinary professionals thread the needle of getting dressed for the office.

#dress-codes, #fashion-and-apparel, #gender, #workplace-environment

Yes, Your Job Is Important. But It’s Not All-Important.

Here is how to think about the gulf between what you should do and what you can do.

#careers-and-professions, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment, #your-feed-selfcare

Getting Rid of Remote Work Will Take More Than a Downturn

As the economy slows, a handful of prominent C.E.O.s have tried to put an end to remote work. But some economists say that even in a cooler labor market, working from home is likely to remain common.

#labor-and-jobs, #saturdaynewsletter, #telecommuting, #workplace-environment

The Lying Congressman

George Santos is stretching the tolerance for lies in U.S. politics.

#politics-and-government, #rumors-and-misinformation, #united-states-politics-and-government, #workplace-environment

The Hour Between Babe and Hag

If you’re a woman, you get about 10 years to be taken seriously at work.

#bankman-fried-sam, #blockchain-technology, #botox-drug, #hiring-and-promotion, #internal-sub-only-nl, #women-and-girls, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment

Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill

The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”

#executives-and-management-theory, #hiring-and-promotion, #labor-and-jobs, #productivity, #united-states-economy, #workplace-environment

The Hottest Place to Network Is an Ice Bath

“The amount of meetings is actually absurd, considering this is a spa.”

#anxiety-and-stress, #bathing-and-showering, #dietary-supplements-and-herbal-remedies, #remedy-place, #spas, #workplace-environment

Google Employees Brace for a Cost-Cutting Drive as Anxiety Mounts

The tech giant has so far taken steps to streamline without mass layoffs, but employees are girding for deeper cuts.

#alphabet-inc, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #google-inc, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #online-advertising, #pichai-sundar, #united-states-economy, #workplace-environment

What Comes Next for the Most Empty Downtown in America

Tech workers are still at home. The $17 salad place is expanding into the suburbs. So what is left in San Francisco?

#140-new-montgomery-street, #california, #computers-and-the-internet, #mixt, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif, #start-ups, #suburbs, #workplace-environment, #yelp

The Left’s Fever Is Breaking

Maurice Mitchell on progressive dysfunction.

#democratic-party, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #mitchell-maurice, #nonprofit-organizations, #social-media, #working-families-party, #workplace-environment

Elon Musk, Management Guru?

Why the Twitter owner’s ruthless, unsparing style has made him a hero to many bosses in Silicon Valley.

#andreessen-horowitz, #andreessen-marc-l, #computers-and-the-internet, #corporate-social-responsibility, #employee-fringe-benefits, #executives-and-management-theory, #labor-and-jobs, #musk-elon, #social-media, #telecommuting, #twitter, #workplace-environment

How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis

Ascension, one of the country’s largest health systems, spent years cutting jobs, leaving it flat-footed when the pandemic hit.

#ascension-org, #ascension-genesys-hospital, #ascension-st-joseph, #bed-sores, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #finances, #hiring-and-promotion, #hospitals, #illinois, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #michigan, #nonprofit-organizations, #nursing-and-nurses, #productivity, #working-hours, #workplace-environment, #workplace-hazards-and-violations, #your-feed-healthcare

Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?

His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.

#beverages, #coffeehouses, #executives-and-management-theory, #johnson-kevin-r, #labor-and-jobs, #organized-labor, #schultz-howard-d, #starbucks-corporation, #strikes, #wages-and-salaries, #workplace-environment

Dan Snyder Impeded Sexual Harassment Investigation, Congress Finds

A congressional committee said the N.F.L. “has not protected workers from sexual harassment and abuse” and found that Snyder, the Commanders owner, went to great lengths to interfere in workplace inquiries.

#allen-bruce-1956, #comer-james-r, #football, #goodell-roger, #house-committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform, #house-of-representatives, #maloney-carolyn-b, #national-football-league, #sexual-harassment, #snyder-daniel-m, #washington-commanders, #white-mary-jo, #wilkinson-beth-a, #workplace-environment, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

Congress Slams Dan Snyder and the N.F.L. for Impeding Sexual Harassment Investigation

A congressional committee said the N.F.L. “has not protected workers from sexual harassment and abuse” and found that Snyder, the Commanders owner, went to great lengths to interfere in workplace inquiries.

#allen-bruce-1956, #comer-james-r, #football, #goodell-roger, #house-committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform, #house-of-representatives, #maloney-carolyn-b, #national-football-league, #sexual-harassment, #snyder-daniel-m, #washington-commanders, #white-mary-jo, #wilkinson-beth-a, #workplace-environment, #workplace-hazards-and-violations