“98 percent of everything’s going great — people are having the right experiences,” said Amazon HR leader Ofori Agboka. That sounds amazing. A lot of us would be thrilled to have 98 percent of things going great in our lives, but when it comes from Amazon, a company with 1.3 million people,
People in lockdown gained approximately two pounds per month. Depending on where you live and how complaint you were, you may have put on more than 20 pounds in the past year. And, Americans weren’t exactly trim to begin with. Way back in 2018, 42.2 percent of American adults were
Naomi Osaka said she suffers from depression and, as such, she didn’t want to participate in mandatory press conferences during the French Open. Naomi Osaka said she suffers from depression and, as such, she didn’t want to participate in mandatory press conferences during the French Open. The French Open and
Remember when Amy Cooper, a White woman, had her dog off the leash and Christian Cooper (no relation), a Black man, asked her to put her dog back on the leash? This was a perfectly reasonable request, and it all escalated to Ms. Cooper calling the police on Mr.
“The great resignation is coming,” says Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University. This makes it sound like it’s some asteroid or maybe sharks, and all we can do is brace ourselves, get our post-apocalyptic jumpsuits ready, and invest in crypto-currency. Or something. Klotz
I don’t swear. Let me clarify. I rarely swear. The exceptions were like this Sunday morning when my cat made a flying leap onto my head at 5:20 am, waking me up. I have never sworn at work, I don’t like swearing, and I don’t allow bad words
If you live in a state where the governor hasn’t lifted your state’s mask policy, you can sit back and relax. It may frustrate or anger your employees, but you can sit back and say, “masks are required at work! End of story!” For the rest of you,
Do problems seem to plague you wherever you go? Are you always passed up for promotions? Have you struggled to get new jobs? Is your personal life filled with drama? Why on earth are you so plagued when other people seem to have much smoother lives? I’ll give you a hint:
The Biden administration just unraveled a Trump-era rule change that offered to make it easier for companies to classify–or reclassify–their workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The move stands to throw a wrench in the business models of companies like Uber and DoorDash, which had been the
Working in the office was the rule until companies and governments encouraged everyone to stay home due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The vaccine is available to everyone over 16 who wants it, and infection rates are down in most areas. Several states have lifted their Covid restrictions altogether. It’s time for
